Chief of Defence Intelligence (Nigeria)

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]

Chief of Defense Intelligence
Incumbent Major General Emmanuel Undiandeye since 19 June 2023
Defence Intelligence Agency
Member of	Nigerian Armed Forces National Security Council
Reports to	Minister of Defence
Seat	Abuja, Nigeria
Appointer	President of Nigeria
Formation	June 1986
First holder	Brigadier General Aliyu Mohammed Gusau
Unofficial names	CDI

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

References

1. "DIA Leadership". Defence Intelligence Agency. Archived from the original on 15 July 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
2. Inamete, Ufot Bassey (2001). Foreign Policy Decision-making in Nigeria. Susquehanna University Press, 2001. p. 221. ISBN 9781575910482.
3. "Former CDI". Defence Intelligence Agency of Nigeria. Archived from the original on 21 July 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
4. "DIA Leadership". Defence Intelligence Agency. Archived from the original on 15 July 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2017.