President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed retired Maj. Gen. Adeyinka A. Fadewa as Special Adviser on Homeland Security.
The announcement was made Monday in a statement from the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation.
11 things you probably did not know about Maj. Gen. Adeyinka A. Fadewa
He is a retired Major General with over 30 years in the Nigerian Army
His career spans military operations, intelligence management, counter-terrorism, and international security diplomacy
He served as Principal General Staff Officer to the National Security Adviser at the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) from 2015 to 2021
He helped shape Nigeria’s modern intelligence coordination framework while serving as principal general staff officer to the NSA
He is credited with spearheading the establishment of the Intelligence Fusion Centre (IFC) under ONSA
He contributed to the integration of Intelligence Fusion Centre (IFC) to the Defence Intelligence Agency, National Intelligence Agency, Department of State Services, Nigeria Police Force, and Armed Forces for coordinated intelligence sharing and threat assessment
He worked as a Senior Research Fellow at the Nigerian Army Resource Centre, Abuja after retirement
He wrote the monograph “Policing and National Security in Nigeria”, focused on improving inter-agency collaboration and civil-security cooperation
His research and advisory work covers policing, civil-security cooperation, and security sector reforms
He has been appointed as Special Adviser on Homeland Security by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on 11 May 2026
As a special adviser, his duty is to strengthen internal security coordination, enhance intelligence-driven operations, and deepen inter-agency collaboration to address emerging threats like insurgency, banditry, and organized crime
