President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Ahmed Ja’afaru and Mohammed Babandede as the Controller General of the Nigeria Prisons Service (NPS) and Comptroller General of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) respectively.
The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Interior, Bassey Okon Akpanyung disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday.
Until his appointment, Ja’afaru was an Assistant Controller General of the NPS at the Prisons Headquarters.
He replaces Dr Peter Ezenwa Ekpendu who retired from the Service after the mandatory thirty-five years in service.
Akpanyung said the appointment of Ja’afaru took effect from 17th May, 2016.
Also, Buhari approved the appointment of Babandede as the Immigration boss following the retirement of former Comptroller General Martin Kure Abeshi.
Until his appointment, Babandede was a Deputy Comptroller General (DCG) of the NIS.
The appointment of Babandede, according to the Ministry of Interior’s Permanent Secretary, took effect from 15th May 2016.