Activist Reveals Real Reason Behind NIA DG Resignation

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Ahmed Rufai, fmr. NIA D-G.

The reason Ahmed Rufai, Director-General (DG) of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) resigned on Saturday, is now in the open. Activist and whistleblower, Mahdi Shehu, who made the exposure, disclosed that Ahmed Rufai, who held the position since April 2017, was a key figure among former President Buhari’s appointees, known for his influence.

Mahdi claimed that Rufai’s resignation traced back to 2017, when a sting operation was orchestrated by certain northern power brokers, involving the then Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) chairman, Ibrahim Magu.

He revealed that the operation targeted the NIA’s Lagos office, resulting in the controversial removal of large sums of money—$43 million and £34 million.

Mahdi alleged that part of the operation’s intent was to create a vacancy at the NIA, ultimately leading to Ahmed Rufai’s appointment as DG, despite an ongoing court case by Ambassador Eke Ayodele, the former DG of NIA.

Mahdi noted that Ayodele was eventually cleared of any wrongdoing in 2023 and was ordered by the court to be reinstated.

He suggested that political considerations, particularly the then inpending 2023 presidential elections, influenced the decision to retain Ahmed Rufai in his position temporarily. He also hinted at promises made by President Tinubu to reinstate Ayodele after the elections.

Wrote he on X: ”In April 2017, in a deliberately designed sting operation to create a vacuum by force and subterfuge at the NIA, initiated by Sabiu Tunde and two other northern cabals, Magu, the then Efcc Chairman using an insider informant from NIA operations unit, was drafted to invade the lagos operational office of the NIA, which he forcefully broke into and removed $43m and £34m”.

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