26th March, 2024
By Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja
Major General Adamu Garba Laka has been appointed as the new National Coordinator of the National Counter-Terrorism Centre, an office under the Office of the National Security Adviser by President President Bola Tinubu.
The approval of appointment of General Laka as the head of the Centre was announced in a statement by spokesperson of the President, Ajuri Ngelale on Tuesday evening.
According to the statement, Laka has served in various capacities in the North-East, Nigeria, where he deployed tactical means to degrade terrorist groups.
He also served in Sierra Leone and the Democratic Republic of Congo under the United Nations and was part of the Nigerian contingent in the US AFRICOM exercise in Senegal.
He holds Master’s Degrees in National Security from the National Defence University, Pakistan, and in International Affairs and Strategic Studies, Nigerian Defence Academy.
“The President anticipates that General Laka will bring his vast experience into this critical role to effectively remove security threats through pre-emptive, proactive, and diligent counter-terrorism coordination,” Ngelale concluded in the statement.