JUST IN: NIA Director-General Ahmed Rufai Abubakar resigns

By Kunle Sanni

Ahmed Rufai Abubakar, the Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), has reportedly submitted his resignation to President Bola Tinubu.

This news was announced through a post on the official X (formerly known as Twitter) account of the National Television Authority (NTA) on Saturday.

Details surrounding Abubakar’s resignation, including the reasons for it and whether President Tinubu has accepted it, remain unclear at this time.

The development has prompted widespread commentary on social media, with many speculating about the circumstances as the nation awaits an official statement from the presidency.