President Bola Tinubu has appointed Ambassador Mohammed Mohammed and Adeola Oluwatosin Ajayi as new Directors-General for the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) and the Department of State Services (DSS) respectively.
According to a statement by the Presidential Spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, Ambassador Mohammed, who joined the NIA in 1995, has held various positions, including heading the Nigerian mission to Libya.
He has served in North Korea, Pakistan, Sudan, and at the State House, Abuja.
Mr. Adeola Ajayi, formerly Assistant Director-General of the DSS, has previously served as State Director in Bauchi, Enugu, Bayelsa, Rivers, and Kogi.
These appointments follow the resignation of the former chiefs Ahmed Rufai Abubakar of the NIA and Yusuf Bichi of the DSS.
President Tinubu urged the new appointees to leverage their experience to enhance security through collaboration with sister agencies and alignment with the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA).
