This followed the sack of the former Immigration boss, Martin Abeshi, who was appointed into the position by President Muhammadu Buhari last September.
The removal of Abeshi was contained in a letter obtained by DAILY POST, which was signed by the Minister of Interior, Lt-Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau (rtd) on Tuesday, May 17, 2016, entitled: ‘notification of retirement’. It directed Abeshi to immediately handover to Babandede.
Babandede hails from Jigawa State and obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in History/Islamic Studies before proceeding to the Ahmadu Bello University, ABU Zaria where he obtained a Masters degree in Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice.
Before now, he was the DCG, Operations & Passports, a position he attained in January 2014. Between December 2012 to January 2014; he served as ACG Passport at the Immigration headquarters and had been representing the NIS at the National Hajj Commission since 2013. He received an award of Member of the Order of the Federal Republic, MFR, in 2014.
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