Nigerian President Tinubu Appoints New Homeland Security and Foreign Intelligence Chiefs

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has appointed new chiefs for homeland security and foreign intelligence. The new heads, Mohammed Mohammed and Adeola Ajayi, take over amid ongoing security concerns in the country, following the abrupt resignation of their predecessors. The move aims to bolster intelligence efforts against kidnappings and insurgency.

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has appointed new chiefs for homeland security and foreign intelligence, a week after the unexpected resignation of their predecessors. Mohammed Mohammed, previously heading Nigeria's mission to Libya, will lead the National Intelligence Agency, while Adeola Ajayi will take charge of the Department of State Security.

The previous agency leaders, appointed in 2018 by ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, did not provide reasons for their resignations. Confidence MacHarry, lead security analyst at SBM Intelligence, speculated they might have been held responsible for Nigeria's security challenges or replaced as part of a broader ethnic alignment by Tinubu.

In response to ongoing attacks by armed groups, President Tinubu is enhancing intelligence efforts to combat nationwide kidnappings for ransom and a prolonged insurgency in the northeast.

(With inputs from agencies.)