Buhari appoints Rear Admiral Musa head of counter-terrorism centre

Rear Admiral Yaminu Ehinomen Musa

Rear Admiral Yaminu Ehinomen Musa

President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Rear Admiral Yaminu Ehinomen Musa (retired) as the pioneer Coordinator of the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC).

The NCTC is established in the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) as the coordinating body for the harmonisation of all counter terrorism and terrorism financing efforts in the country.

The NCTC is equally charged with the coordination of counter terrorism policies, strategies, plans and support in the performance of the functions of the National Security Adviser (NSA), as provided in the Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Act 2022.

Before his appointment, Rear Admiral Musa had been the Director of the Counter Terrorism Directorate in the ONSA since 2017. He was responsible for the review of the National Counter Terrorism Strategy (NACTEST).

He was also responsible for the creation of the Policy Framework and National Action Plan for Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism (PCVE), which President Buhari signed into law in 2016 and 2017 respectively.

Musa has been serving in the last three years, as the Nigerian representative at the Global Counterterrorism Forum (GCTF).

His appointment is to take effect immediately and to run for an initial term of 5 years.

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