President Bola Tinubu says Nuhu Ribadu, the national security adviser (NSA), is doing an “excellent job” in coordinating the fight against banditry and terrorism.
Speaking on Monday in Yola, while inaugurating projects
completed by the Adamawa state government, Tinubu said he is proud of Ribadu.
The president said the country would overcome terrorism and
banditry under Ribadu’s leadership.
“I must say clearly here that you are doing an excellent
job, and we have seen the results. With you, we will defeat the bandits and
terrorists. You are a good national security adviser, honest, bold, courageous
and committed to the job. I believe the state of Adamawa is strongly proud of
you, because I am too,” Tinubu told the NSA, who hails from the north-east
state.
Tinubu’s commendation of Ribadu comes amid the allegations
levelled against the NSA by Nasir el-Rufai, former governor of Kaduna.
Last month, el-Rufai accused the office of the national
security adviser of procuring about 10 kilogrammes of thallium sulphate, a
highly toxic, colourless and odourless compound that can kill humans in small
doses.
The ONSA denied the allegation and asked him to supply any
evidence he has to the Department of State Services (DSS) for a thorough
investigation.
Last Thursday, operatives attempted to arrest el-Rufai at
the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, when he touched down from
Cairo, the capital of Egypt.
El-Rufai would later allege that the Independent Corrupt
Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), at Ribadu’s
instruction, asked DSS officials to arrest him upon arrival.
On Saturday, during an interview on Prime Time, an Arise
Television programme, el-Rufai said “someone wiretapped” Ribadu’s phone,
allowing him to listen to the NSA directing security operatives to effect his
arrest.
The DSS has filed a three-count charge against el-Rufai for
allegedly intercepting the NSA’s telephone conversation.
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