UPDATED: DG of Nigeria’s National Intelligence Agency resigns

The Director General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ahmed Abubakar, has resigned.

Mr Abubakar who spent seven years in office, serving two administrations of President Bola Tinubu and former President Muhammadu Buhari, announced his resignation on Saturday after meeting with the president in Abuja.

“After the briefing, I tendered my resignation and Mr President graciously approved and accepted the resignation,” Channels Television quoted him as telling State House reporters.