Defence Intelligence Agency (Nigeria)
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Nigeria
's Defence Intelligence Agency was created when, in 1986, fulfilling one of the promises made in his first national address as president, Ibrahim Babangida
issued Decree Number 19, dissolving the National Security Organization
(NSO) and restructuring the country's security services into three separate entities under the Office of the Co-ordinator of National Security.
The Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA) was given responsibility for military intelligence. The other two agencies were:
Operatives within the Defence Intelligence Agency go under a 12-week training process at the Defence Intelligence School which was devised by the United States African Command (AFRICOM). This training is conducted by instructors at the European Regional Intelligence Training Facility of the United States
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Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
's Defence Intelligence Agency was created when, in 1986, fulfilling one of the promises made in his first national address as president, Ibrahim Babangida
Ibrahim Babangida
General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida CFR DSS mni , popularly known as IBB, was a Nigerian Army officer and military ruler of Nigeria...
issued Decree Number 19, dissolving the National Security Organization
National Security Organization
The National Security Organization of Nigeria was established in 1976 by the military regime of Olusegun Obasanjo, after the failed Dimka coup--which claimed the life of former Head of State Murtala Mohammed...
(NSO) and restructuring the country's security services into three separate entities under the Office of the Co-ordinator of National Security.
The Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA) was given responsibility for military intelligence. The other two agencies were:
- State Security ServiceState Security ServiceState Security Service is the primary domestic intelligence agency of Nigeria. It is primarily responsible for the gathering of intelligence within the country and for the protection of senior government officials, particularly the President and state governors. It is one of three successor...
(SSS), responsible for domestic intelligence - National Intelligence AgencyNational Intelligence Agency (Nigeria)The National Intelligence Agency is a Nigerian government division tasked with overseeing foreign intelligence and counterintelligence operations-History:...
(NIA), responsible for Foreign intelligence and counterintelligence operations
Operatives within the Defence Intelligence Agency go under a 12-week training process at the Defence Intelligence School which was devised by the United States African Command (AFRICOM). This training is conducted by instructors at the European Regional Intelligence Training Facility of the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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