President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed retired Major General Adeyinka A. Fadewa as Special Adviser on Homeland Security, the federal government announced Monday.
The appointment was disclosed in a statement issued by the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation and signed by the Head of Information and Public Relations, Chris Ugwuegbulam.
According to the statement, the appointment reflects the administration’s commitment to strengthening internal security coordination, improving intelligence-led operations and enhancing collaboration among security agencies in response to emerging threats across the country.
Fadewa, a retired senior military officer, served for more than three decades in military and intelligence roles focused on national security strategy, counterterrorism operations and intelligence coordination.
He previously served as Principal General Staff Officer to the National Security Adviser between 2015 and 2021, where he helped establish the Intelligence Fusion Centre at the Office of the National Security Adviser. The platform was designed to improve intelligence sharing and coordination among agencies including the Defence Intelligence Agency, the National Intelligence Agency, the Department of State Services, the Nigeria Police Force and the Armed Forces.
Following his retirement, Fadewa worked as a Senior Research Fellow at the Nigerian Army Resource Centre, contributing to research on policing, civil-security cooperation and national security reforms.
President Tinubu expressed confidence that Fadewa’s experience and expertise would strengthen efforts to improve homeland security coordination and intelligence integration under the administration’s Renewed Hope Agenda.
