The chief of defence intelligence (CDI) is a Nigerian Military officer from any of the service branches who serves as the head of Nigeria's Defence Intelligence Agency.^[1] The CDI is appointed by the president of Nigeria and reports into the minister of defence.^[2]

Below is a list of the current and previous chiefs of defence intelligence^[3]

Chiefs of defence intelligence[4]	Term of service	Defence branch
Brigadier General Aliyu Mohammed Gusau	January 1985 – August 1985	Nigerian Army
Lieutenant Colonel Haliru Akilu	August 1985 – July 1986	Nigerian Army
Rear Admiral Babatunde Elegbede	July 1986 – January 1990	Nigerian Navy
Colonel Haliru Akilu	January 1990 – September 1990	Nigerian Army
Group Captain Idi Musa	September 1990 – December 1991	Nigerian Air Force
Major General Ibrahim Dahiru Gumel	December 1991 – March 1995	Nigerian Army
Air Vice Marshal Idi Musa	March 1995 – July 1999	Nigerian Air Force
Vice Admiral Joseph Ajayi	July 1999 – September 2005	Nigerian Navy
Major General A.M. Halidu-Giwa	December 2005 – August 2007	Nigerian Army
Major General Mohammed Said	December 2005 – August 2007	Nigerian Army
Major General Babagana Monguno	July 2009 – September 2011	Nigerian Army
Major General Sani Yakubu Audu	September 2011 – February 2014	Nigerian Army
Rear Admiral Gabriel Okoi	February 2014 – July 2015	Nigerian Navy
Air Vice Marshal Monday Riku Morgan	July 2015 – January 2016	Nigerian Air Force
Major General John Saduana Davies	January 2016 – July 2016	Nigerian Army
Air Vice Marshal Mohammed Saliu Usman	July 2016 – February 2021	Nigerian Air Force
Major General Samuel Adebayo	February 2021 – 19 June 2023	Nigerian Army
Major General Emmanuel Undiandeye	19 June 2023 – present	Nigerian Army