National Security Organization - Dissolution

Dissolution

Following the 1985 military coup that brought Ibrahim Babangida to power, the NSO was dissolved into three separate divisions per the provisions made in Decree 19:

  • State Security Service (SSS) - Responsible for domestic intelligence
  • National Intelligence Agency (NIA) - Responsible for Foreign intelligence and counterintelligence operations
  • Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA) - Responsible for military intelligence.

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