By Ayodele Oni
Report indicates that the Director-General, (DG) of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ahmed Rufai Abubakar, has resigned.
He is reported to have tendered his resignation to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
NIA DG, Abubakar Resigns
He was first appointed in 2018 by former President Muhammadu Buhari, who extended his stay in office in December 2021.
A reliable State House source confided: “DG, National Intelligence Agency, NIA, Ahmed Rufai Abubakar tenders resignation to President Tinubu.”
He attended Bayero University in Kano, where he bagged bachelor’s and master’s degrees in French. He also speaks English and Arabic.
Abubakar, a 71-year-old retired career foreign service officer from Katsina State, was appointed Head of the Agency by former President Muhammadu Buhari in January 2018.
His tenure was extended in 2021.
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