PeakNews Online
The Director General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) Rufai Abubakar has resigned from the government of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
Details of the resignation pf Nigeria’s spy chief is still sketchy but a presidency source told our reporter that the officer has resigned from the government.
Abubakar attended Bayero University in Kano, where he bagged bachelor’s and master’s degrees in French. He also speaks English and Arabic.
He is a 71-year-old retired career foreign service officer from Katsina state and was appointed head of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) by former President Muhammadu Buhari in January 2018. His tenure was extended in 2021.
Briefing journalists at the State House after meeting with President Tinubu, the former NIA boss cited personal and family issues as his reasons for resigning from office.
“There are quite a number of reasons one will do that. Some personal family issues, but nothing very serious, actually, and the friendship will continue,” he said.
“I discussed with Mr. President, he understood very well, and I promised to remain steadfast with issues and the security situations of the country.”
