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Tinubu appoints Garba Laka National Coordinator for National Counter-Terrorism Centre
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Major-General Adamu Garba Laka new National Coordinator of the National C0ounter-Terrorism Centre in the Office of the National Security Adviser (NSA).
According to a statement by the State House, Abuja, General Laka 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 Democratic Republic of Congo under the United Nations and was part of Nigerian contingent to the US AFRICOM exercise in Senegal.
He holds a Master’s degree 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 experiences into this critical role to effectively remove security threats through pre-emptive, proactive and diligent counter-terrorism coordination.
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