Ahmed Abubakar, newly appointed
director-general of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), appeared before the
house of representatives committee on national security and intelligence on
Tuesday.
Members of the panel which the
president set up to restructure the NIA also appeared before the committee.
The three-member panel is headed
by Baba Gana Kingibe, former secretary to the government of the federation.
The panel was set up to look into
the operational, technical and administrative structure of the agency and make
appropriate recommendations.
It was set up after Ayo Oke, the
agency’s former director-general, was sacked over some amounts of money found
in an apartment in Ikoyi, Lagos state.
The aim of the meeting is still
not clear as journalists were asked to leave immediately after those present
were introduced.
It may not be unconnected with
the alleged missing monies at the NIA.
Last week, Aminu Jaji, chairman
of the committee, said $202 million is missing from the coffers of the agency.
Earlier, there were reports that
$44m was mssing in the vault of the agency but Jaji said the committee
discovered the $44m was “moved to a different location”.
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