Chief of Defence Intelligence (Nigeria)

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The Chief of Defence Intelligence (CDI) is a Nigerian Military officer from any of the service branches who serves as the head of Nigeria's Defence Intelligence Agency. The CDI is appointed by the President of Nigeria and reports into the Minister of Defence [1]

Chiefs of Defence Intelligence

Below is a list of the current and previous Chiefs of Defence Intelligence [2]

Chiefs of Defence Intelligence [3] Term of Service
Brigadier General
Aliyu Mohammed Gusau
January 1985 – August 1985
Lieutenant Colonel
Haliru Akilu
August 1985 – July 1986
Rear Admiral
Babatunde Elegbede
July 1986 – January 1990
Colonel
Haliru Akilu
January 1990 – September 1990
Group Captain
Idi Musa
September 1990 – December 1991
Major General
Ibrahim Dahiru Gumel
December 1991 – March 1995
Air Vice Marshal
Idi Musa
March 1995 – July 1999
Vice Admiral
Joseph Ajayi
July 1999 – September 2005
Major General
A.M. Halidu-Giwa
December 2005 – August 2007
Major General
Mohammed Said
December 2005 – August 2007
Major General
Babagana Monguno
July 2009 – September 2011
Major General
Sani Yakubu Audu
September 2011 – February 2014
Rear Admiral
Gabriel Okoi
February 2014 – July 2015
Air Vice Marshal
Monday Riku Morgan
July 2015 – January 2016
Major General
John Saduana Davies
January 2016 – July 2016
Air Vice Marshall
Mohammed Saliu Usman
July 2016 – February 2021
Major General
Samuel Adebayo
February 2021 – 19 June 2023
Major General Emmanuel Undiandeye 19 June 2023 – present

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References

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