President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Mr. Abdullahi Muhammadu as the new Commandant-General of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps.
The approval was issued on Friday and communicated to the public in a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina.
Muhammadu is replacing Dr. Ade Abolurin, who has retired from service.
The new NSCDC boss was an Assistant Commandant-General of the NSCDC before his new appointment. He is from Muye in Lapai Local Government Area of Niger State.
Muhammadu holds a B.Sc in Sociology from the University of Sokoto, and a Masters in Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice from the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.
