Muhammed Babandede born in

Jigawa State Jigawa State (Hausa: ''Jihar Jigawa'' (Fula Leydi Jigawa 𞤤𞤫𞤴𞤮𞤤 𞤶𞤭𞤺𞤢𞤱𞤢) is one of the 36 states of Nigeria, located in the northern region of the country. Created in 1991 from the northeastern-most region of Kan ...

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in 1963 is a former Comptroller General (CG) of the

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NIS, before his appointment by President

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, he was the Deputy Comptroller General (DCG) of NIS, Operations & Passports. Babandede holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in History and Islamic Studies, he has master's degree in Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice at the

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, ABU

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. He served as Assistant Comptroller General ACG passport at the Immigration Headquarters. His appointment came after President Mohammadu Buhari sacked the former Immigration boss Martin Abeshi. Babandede has an award of Member of the Order of the Federal Republic, MFR, in 2014. He is currently the longest service NIS top officer. Babandede tested positive for

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after returning from the

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on 22 March 2020.

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1963 births Living people Nigerian government officials People from Jigawa State {{Nigeria-law-bio-stub