NIA DG, Ahmed Rufai resigns over ‘some personal, family issues’.

After over six years in office, Ahmed Rufai Abubakar, the Director General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), has resigned.

Abubakar submitted his resignation to President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Saturday, August 24.

Speaking to State House correspondents, Abubakar said: “It’s a routine thing from time to time to brief Mr. President on situations, on issues, today is not an exception.

After the briefing, actually, I tendered my resignation and Mr. President graciously approved and accepted the resignation.”

Pressed to say why he resigned, the former NIA DG stated, “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.

I discussed with Mr. President, he understood very well, and I promised to remain seized with issues and the security situations of the country.”