President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of new Coordinators for the National Counter-Terrorism Centre (NCTC) and National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (NCCSALW).
This was mentioned in a statement issued by Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, on Tuesday in Abuja.
Ngelale said Maj.-Gen. Adamu Garba Laka is the new Coordinator for the NCTC while retired Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) Johnson Babatunde Kokumo, is the new head of NCCSALW, with both directorates under the Office of the National Security Adviser.
According to Ngelale, the President anticipates that the new appointees would bring and implement their vast experiences into these critical roles to effectively tackle security threats.