1. Commodore James Aliyu Pindar hails from
Garkida in Gombi LGA of Adamawa State. Pindar is a Regular Combatant Officer
and a member of the 37 Regular Course from the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA)
in Kaduna. He is a Specialist in Underwater Warfare and Tactics. Pindar have
held severally appointments in the Nigerian Navy and excelled with award
winning records. James attended the Armed Forces Command and Staff College,
Jaji, Nigeria for both his Junior and Senior Division Staff Courses. He holds a
Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemistry from the NDA and a Masters Degree in
National Security Administration from the National Defence College of
Philippines. Additionally, he holds a Masters Degree in Law Enforcement and
Criminal Justice from the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria. James
possesses a Diploma in Public Procurement from the Public Procurement Research
Centre, Federal University of Technology Owerri, Nigeria. Pindar was also at
the Harvard Kennedy School, Boston for the Senior Executive course in Advance
International Security Management. Pindar also possess a Post Graduate Diploma
in Shipping Management from the Chartered Institute of Shipping Lagos.
2. Commodore
Pindar attended the Peace Keeping Course in Humanitarian Assistance and
Disaster Management and the United Nations Military Observers Course at the Nigerian Army Peace Keeping Centre Jaji,
Nigeria. The officer held several
appointments including Commanding Officer Nigerian Navy Ship BRASS; Assistant
Director Peace Keeping Operations Naval Headquarters Abuja; Assistant Director
Crisis Management Defence Headquarters Abuja; Deputy Director Combat Policy and
Tactics Naval Headquarters Abuja; Command Administration Officer Naval Training
Command Headquarters Lagos; Deputy Director Procurement Defence Headquarters
Abuja; Deputy Director Psychological Warfare Defence Headquarters Abuja,
Director of Safety and Standards at the Naval Headquarters and presently, Director
Development and Production at the Defence Research and Development Bureau.
3. Commodore Pindar is a member of severally
committees involved in countering terrorism and anti-piracy. Pindar was a
member of the inter-ministerial committee that drafted the National Maritime
Strategy (NMS) for the implementation of Africa’s Integrated Maritime Strategy
(AIMS) 2050. The AIMS Strategy is to provide a broad framework for the
protection and sustainable exploitation of the Africa’s Maritime Domain (AMD)
for wealth creation, which is a direct product of cross-cutting inputs from
African experts including NGOs, the academia, regional economic communities and
AU Member States. Pindar was a member of the committee that reviewed the Policy
Framework and National action plan for preventing and countering violent
extremism in Nigeria. The Policy Framework is aimed at strengthening ongoing
efforts in handling of persons associated with violent extremism in Nigeria
such as Operation SAFE CORRIDOR, the Nigerian Prison De-radicalisation
Programme, collaboration with Civil Society in community engagements and
resilience building, strategic communication activities and effective
prosecution, rehabilitation and reintegration of violent extremist offenders.
4. Commodore James Pindar was also a member of the National Committee that established
a National Peace Commission in Nigeria. The Commission and Agencies are
expected to facilitate the peaceful co-existence of Nigerians living in
communities ravaged by conflicts as well as resolve ethno-religious tensions.
He is also a member of the Nigerian/Cameroon Trans-border Security Committee
with the aim of resolving security issues bothering on insurgency, terrorism,
drug/human trafficking, piracy, poaching, smuggling, proliferation of light
weapons, maritime/land border disputes, amongst others in accordance with
international law at bi-lateral level.
5. Commodore James Aliyu Pindar has also
participated in several seminars/workshops and public discussions on critical issues
bothering on National Security. These include a 3 days training workshop on
‘Conflict sensitive communication for the media and information officers of
security and response agencies in the North East’ in Maiduguri, Borno State
Nigeria by the Presidential Committee of the North East Initiative. The
workshop appraised the role of conflict sensitive communication in addressing
violent extremism in the North East. Pindar also took part in a ‘National
conversation on bridging the humanitarian development - Peace Nexus (HDPN)’
organized by the Ministry of Budget and National Planning in partnership with
the World Bank and the Emergency Coordination Centre. In attendance Federal
Government Ministries, members of the National Assembly, State Governors, delegates
from a wide range of government bodies, Ambassadors, Heads of Development
Cooperation and Heads of Global International Organisations. Additionally,
Commodore Pindar attended a 5 weeks International Anti-Terrorism and
Anti-Piracy Course in Pensacola Florida. James Pindar is also a Certified
Fellow of Occupational Safety & Health Association UK (OSHA UK).
6. Commodore
Pindar is also a sports enthusiast.
Presently, he is the Coordinator of the Chief of the Naval Staff Spikers
Volleyball Club, the FCT Volleyball Chairman, Patron of the Defence Spikers
Volleyball Club and Patron of the Thriller Volleyball Club in Abuja. Commodore
James Aliyu Pindar is happily married with 3 daughters and his other hobbies
include Reading and watching football and Adventures.
