Tinubu Reportedly Set to Appoint Ex-Abacha’s CSO, Al-Mustapha, As NSCDC Boss, Details Emerge

• All is set for the president to appoint a new boss to head the nation's Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC)
• A new report has it that President Bola Tinubu may appoint Major Hamza Al-Mustapha (rtd) as the Commandant General of the NSCDC
• Meanwhile, Al-Mustapha has a controversial and questionable past, having served as the ex-Chief Security Officer to Sani Abacha

A new report has it that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is considering appointing Major Hamza Al-Mustapha (rtd) as Commandant General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC).

The Guardian confirmed the development on Monday, October 16, and disclosed that the nomination of the former Chief Security Officer (CSO) to the late Head of State, General Sani Abacha, was in line with Tinubu’s resolve to reposition the security architecture.

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What Al-Mustapha said about security

Al-Mustapha, the presidential candidate of Action Alliance (AA), had deplored the security situation in the country, particularly when former President Muhammadu Buhari held sway.

While delivering a keynote address at a roundtable on “Contemporary security challenges and their effects on 2023 general election”, he had warned that Nigeria was sitting on a keg of gunpowder owing to pervasive arms and hard drugs in circulation.

According to him, several victims of insurgency still litter over the country.

He had said:

“There are leadership deficit in Nigeria at all levels. The next leader must have a shock absorber because this country is sitting on a keg of gunpowder.”

Al-Mustapha denies looting Nigeria’s treasury

Meanwhile, Al-Mustapha, earlier denied ever stealing from Nigeria’s coffers while in office.

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On Wednesday, October 11, 2023, Premium Times reported that the presidential hopeful disclosed that his enemies, whom he did not name, were responsible for his 15 years of travails because they were hellbent on looting the country’s resources.

"I don’t have money, I have never stolen N10. I challenged two governments; I challenged Abdulsalam Abubakar’s government, and I challenged (Olusegun) Obasanjo’s government. They searched," he said.

Tinubu appoints 24-year-old PDP chieftain's son as FERMA boss

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that President Tinubu appointed a new governing board and management for the Federal Road Management Agency (FERMA) for four years.

The newly appointed chairman of the FERMA, Engr. Imam Ibrahim Kashim Imam turned out to be the youngest person Tinubu has given leadership roles since he was sworn in as president of Nigeria.

Engr. Imam is a 24-year-old born in December 1998. He graduated from Brighton University in the United Kingdom with a first-class in Mechanical Engineering.

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How NSCDC arrested Nigerian pastor over N1.6m visa scam

In another development, Legit.ng reported that operatives of the NSCDC arrested a 39-year-old cleric, Pastor Michael Ogundepo, over an alleged N1.6m visa scam, in Akure, Ondo state capital.

The NSCDC spokesman in the state, Daniel Aidamenbor, said he allegedly seized Miss Fagbuyiro Ajetomobi Yemi’s passport and converted her 1,670,000 for personal use.

He added that Ogundepo denied the victim the opportunity to apply for another visa.

Source: Legit.ng