Monday Riku Morgan is a retired

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officer who headed the Defence Intelligence Agency of

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from July 2015 to January 2016.

Career

Morgan was the Air Officer Commanding (AOC), Logistics Command,

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, Lagos before his appointment as CDI. Morgan, a seasoned fighter pilot, also had a stint as the Senior Air Staff Officer, Tactical Air Command, Nigerian Air Force,

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. He was appointed as

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(CDI) on July 13, 2015, by President

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References

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