President Bola Tinubu has announced the appointment of Ambassador Mohammed Mohammed as the new Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency and Adeola Oluwatosin Ajayi as the new Director-General of the Department of State Services.
Ambassador Mohammed, a seasoned foreign service officer, brings over two decades of experience to his new role, having served in various capacities, including as head of the Nigerian mission to Libya.
Mr. Ajayi, a seasoned intelligence professional, has risen through the ranks, serving as State Director in several states, including Bauchi, Enugu, and Rivers.
The appointments follow the resignation of the previous heads of the two agencies, according to Daily Post.
President Tinubu has charged the new appointees to work collaboratively to tackle the country’s security challenges and reposition the agencies for better results.
The President has also expressed gratitude to the outgoing Directors-General for their service to the nation and wished them success in their future endeavors.
The statement reads: “Ambassador Mohammed has had an illustrious career in the foreign service since joining the NIA in 1995. He had served in various roles, culminating in his promotion to the rank of Director and his subsequent appointment as the head of the Nigerian mission to Libya.
“The 1990 graduate of Bayero University, Kano, had served in North Korea, Pakistan, Sudan, and at the State House, Abuja.
“The new DSS Director-General, Mr. Adeola Ajayi, rose through the ranks to attain his current post of Assistant Director-General of the Service. He had, at various times, served as State Director in Bauchi, Enugu, Bayelsa, Rivers, and Kogi.
“The new appointments follow the resignation of the previous NIA and DSS chiefs.
“President Tinubu expects that the new security chiefs will work assiduously to reposition the two intelligence agencies for better results and charges them to bring their experience to bear in tackling the security challenges bedeviling the country through enhanced collaboration with sister agencies and in surgical alignment with the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA).
“The President thanks the outgoing Directors-General of the two pivotal intelligence agencies for their services to the nation while wishing them success in their future endeavours.”
