NSA, Babagana Mongonu, Sacks All 12 Directors in His Office

National Security Adviser (NSA), Major General Babagana Mongonu (rtd), has relieved all the 12 directors in his office of their duties.

 

These were the directors that served under his predecessor, Colonel Sambo Dasuki (retd) who is currently facing charges of illegal possession of arms. They consist of directors who are retired senior military officers and others who were seconded from various government agencies

An official letter was served to the sacked senior officials before Major General Babagana Mongonu (rtd) left with  President Muhammadu Buhari to France on Monday, 14th of September.

Informed security sources disclosed to the Tribune Online that General Monguno had, last week Thursday, held a brief meeting with all the directors where he informed them of a lot of things going wrong in his office

According to the source, the issue of allowances and welfare of junior staff were not taken serious by the directors as they allegedly did not care how the personnel were faring.

He consequently directed them to prepare their handover notes within one week and hand over to their next in rank.

The NSA further directed those deployed from other agencies and are still in service to return to their formations.

The directors of the various departments sacked are; Departments of Internal Security, Defence Affairs, Communication, Economic Intelligence, Special Duties and Counter-terrorism Centre.

Others are Departments of Lawful Interception, Behavioural Analysis, Policy and Strategy, External Security, Administration and Finance and Presidential Communication Command and Control Centre