Chief of Defence Intelligence (Nigeria) explained

Post:Chief
Body:Defense Intelligence
Insigniasize:120px
Incumbent:Major General Emmanuel Undiandeye
Incumbentsince:19 June 2023
Department:Defence Intelligence Agency
Reports To:Minister of Defence
Appointer:President of Nigeria
Formation:June 1986
Member Of:Nigerian Armed Forces
National Security Council
Seat:Abuja, Nigeria
First:Brigadier General Aliyu Mohammed Gusau
Unofficial Names:CDI

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.[1] The CDI is appointed by the President of Nigeria and reports into the Minister of Defence.[2]

Chiefs of Defence Intelligence

Below is a list of the current and previous Chiefs of Defence Intelligence[3]

Chiefs of Defence Intelligence[4] Term of ServiceDefence Branch
January 1985 – August 1985
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 Marshal
Mohammed Saliu Usman
July 2016 – February 2021
Major General
Samuel Adebayo
February 2021 – 19 June 2023
Major General Emmanuel Undiandeye19 June 2023 – present

Notes and References

  1. Web site: DIA Leadership . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150715213204/http://www.dia.gov.ng/more?page=&title=Leadership&menu=About%20Us&view=List&itemType=Leadership&location=about_us&itemid=4 . 15 July 2015 . 15 July 2015 . Defence Intelligence Agency.
  2. Book: Inamete. Ufot Bassey. Foreign Policy Decision-making in Nigeria. 2001 . Susquehanna University Press, 2001. 9781575910482. 221.
  3. Web site: Former CDI. Defence Intelligence Agency of Nigeria. 3 August 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150721172208/http://www.dia.gov.ng/pages.php?page=&title=Former%20CDI&menu=About%20Us&view=List&itemType=Formercdi&location=&itemid=7. 21 July 2015. dead.
  4. Web site: DIA Leadership. Defence Intelligence Agency. 7 May 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20150715213204/http://www.dia.gov.ng/more?page=&title=Leadership&menu=About%20Us&view=List&itemType=Leadership&location=about_us&itemid=4. 15 July 2015. dead.