They also informed President Muhammadu Buhari of the appointment of Ms Atinuke T. Mohammed, who is believed to be the girlfriend of DG’s former consul general and mentor in Dubai.

Senior staff of the National Intelligence Agency wrote a petition against the nomination of I. A. Yusuf, the administrative director of the agency, as ambassador.

They also informed President Muhammadu Buhari of the appointment of Ms Atinuke T. Mohammed, who is believed to be the girlfriend of DG’s former consul general and mentor in Dubai. Senior staff members also accused the Director General of unilateral decisions without consulting other members of the Senior Management Committee.

They expressed dissatisfaction with Yusuf’s nomination. They said he was still months away from retirement and added that he had an ongoing case with the anti-corruption agency. They believe that NIA DG has banned all litigation against the Yusuf case by the anti-corruption agency.