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Below is a list of the current and previous Chiefs of Defence Intelligence [2]
Chiefs of Defence Intelligence [3] | Term of Service |
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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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