The National Security Organization (NSO) of Nigeria was created under Decree number 27 of 1976 by the military regime of Gen.Olusegun Obasanjo, after the failed Dimka coup which claimed the life of former Head of State Gen.Murtala Mohammed. The NSO was given a mandate of coordinating Internal Security, Foreign Intelligence and counterintelligence activities. It was charged with the detection and prevention of any crime against the security of the state, with the protection of classified materials, and with carrying out any other security missions assigned by the president.
Read more about National Security Organization: Directors General of The NSO, Origins, 1976 - 1979, 1979 – 1983, 1983 - 1985, Dissolution, Legacy, External Links
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