He replaces Ayo Oke who was sacked in connection with $43.45 million cash recovered by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Lagos in April 2017.
According to a statement issued by the Special Adviser to the president on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina in Abuja on Wednesday, the new Director-General is Ahmed Rufai Abubakar, a retired career Foreign Service officer, who till his appointment served as Senior Special Assistant to the President (SSAP) on Foreign Affairs/International Relations.
He also briefly served as Senior Adviser at the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF), with headquarters in Ndjamena, Chad, before his appointment as SSAP.
The new NIA boss holds a B.A degree in French Language and Literature, and an M.A degree in Francophone Maghrebian Literature, both from Bayero University, Kano. He is also fluent in English and Arabic.
The appointment takes immediate effect.
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