NIGERIA: NIA DG Rufa’i Abubakr resigns from Tinubu’s govt

By BASHIR ADEFAKA

Director General of the Nigeria’s National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ahmed Rufa’i Abubakr, has submitted his letter of resignation to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

He was first appointed in 2018 by former President Muhammadu Buhari, who extended his stay in office in December 2021.

According to a media report, the information revealing DG Abubakr’s resignation was by a reliable State House source, who condmfinded that, “DG, National Intelligence Agency, NIA, Ahmed Rufai Abubakar tenders resignation to President Tinubu.”

The DEFENDER has, however, sent a message to the DG NIA with a view to authenticating the information or otherwise but no response as at the time of filing this report Saturday evening.

Details Shortly….