NSCDC handover row: Tension as outgoing CG allegedly snubs Igbo deputy

Outgoing NSCDC chief Ahmed Audi allegedly refuses to hand over to senior deputy…

The outgoing Commandant-General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Ahmed Audi, has been accused of refusing to hand over to the most senior Deputy Commandant-General, Nnamdi Nwinyi, after reaching the mandatory retirement age on Friday. Sources within the Corps told SaharaReporters that the expected handover did not occur, sparking tension at the NSCDC national headquarters in Abuja.

According to insiders, Nwinyi, who currently heads the Intelligence and Investigation department, was expected to assume leadership in acting capacity pending directives from the Federal Government. “A DCG of the Nigerian Civil Defence is supposed to take over from the outgoing CG as the most senior DCG, but the CG up to today refused to hand over to him simply because he is an Igbo man,” one source said.

Another senior officer, speaking on condition of anonymity, described the situation as “deeply troubling,” emphasizing that established civil service and paramilitary traditions dictate that the most senior officer assumes acting leadership when a chief executive retires, pending formal appointment of a substantive replacement. “He is the DCG Intelligence and Investigation at the headquarters. His name is DCG Dr Nnamdi Nwinyi,” the source added.

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