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The DIA was established in 1986 to provide an efficient system of obtaining military intelligence for the Nigerian Armed Forces and Ministry of Defence. [1] The DIA promotes Nigeria's Defence Policy, enhances military cooperation with other countries, protects the lives of Nigerian citizens, and maintains the territorial integrity of Nigeria.
Fulfilling one of the promises made in his first national address as president, in June 1986, Ibrahim Babangida issued Decree Number 19, dissolving the National Security Organization (NSO) and restructuring Nigeria's security services into three separate entities under the Office of the Co-ordinator of National Security.
77 Nigeria. 78 North Korea. 79 North Macedonia. 80 Norway. 81 Oman. 82 Pakistan. 83 Palestine. ... Military Counter-intelligence Service - Służba Kontrwywiadu ...
ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigerian President Bola Tinubu named new homeland security and foreign intelligence chiefs on Monday, a week after their predecessors resigned abruptly, as Africa's most populous ...
Chiefs of defence intelligence [4] Term of service Defence branch Brigadier General Aliyu Mohammed Gusau: January 1985 – August 1985 Nigerian Army: Lieutenant Colonel Haliru Akilu: August 1985 – July 1986 Nigerian Army: Rear Admiral Babatunde Elegbede: July 1986 – January 1990 Nigerian Navy: Colonel Haliru Akilu: January 1990 ...
2 Adam Zahir held the rank of major General from 29 April 2004 to 1 September 2004 prior to the appointment as Commissioner at Maldives Police Service. 4 Colonel Ahmed Nilam held the rank of brigadier general before he was demoted and dismissed from the service.
The National Security Organisation was established after the assassination of Murtala Muhammed with legal instrument Decree Number 27 of 1976 to co-ordinate internal security, foreign intelligence and counterintelligence activities; this was part of a larger reorganisation that saw the demobilisation of the Nigerian Armed Forces and the Nigerian Civil Service.
The forces consist of three service branches: the Nigerian Army, Nigerian Navy, and Nigerian Air Force. The President of Nigeria functions as the commander-in-chief of the armed forces, exercising his constitutional authority through the Ministry of Defence, which is responsible for the management of the military and its personnel.