President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of new Directors-General for the National Intelligence Agency and the Department of State Services.
Ambassador Mohammed Mohammed has been named the new Director-General of the NIA, while Mr. Adeola Oluwatosin Ajayi has been appointed as the Director-General of the DSS.
Ambassador Mohammed, who joined the NIA in 1995, has had a distinguished career in the foreign service. He has held various positions, including Director and head of the Nigerian mission to Libya. A 1990 graduate of Bayero University, Kano, he has also served in North Korea, Pakistan, Sudan, and at the State House in Abuja.
Adeola Ajayi, the new DSS Director-General, has steadily risen through the ranks to his previous position as Assistant Director-General. He has held the role of State Director in Bauchi, Enugu, Bayelsa, Rivers, and Kogi at different times in his career.
These appointments follow the resignation of the former heads of the NIA and DSS.
President Tinubu has expressed confidence that the new security chiefs will work diligently to reposition the two intelligence agencies for improved outcomes. He urged them to leverage their experience to address the country’s security challenges through enhanced collaboration with other agencies and close coordination with the Office of the National Security Adviser, ONSA,.
The President also expressed his gratitude to the outgoing Directors-General for their service to the nation and wished them success in their future endeavors.