The Director General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ahmed Abubakar, on Saturday evening tendered his resignation letter to President Bola Tinubu.

It was earlier reported that the letter was presented to the President at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja.

Abubakar after a brief meeting with the President said personal and family issues were among his reasons for resigning from office.

However, he expressed gratitude to the President Tinubu for allowing him to serve for the first 15 months of the new administration, having occupied the office since 2018.

When asked why he resigned, Abubakar said, “There are quite a number of reasons one will do that. Some personal family issues, but nothing very serious, actually, and the friendship will continue.

“I discussed with Mr. President, he understood very well, and I promised to remain steadfast with issues and the security situations of the country.

“It’s a routine thing, from time to time, to brief Mr. President on situations, on issues, and today is no exception.

“After the briefing, I tendered my resignation and Mr. President graciously approved and accepted the resignation.

“I thanked him for giving me the opportunity to serve Nigeria under his transformational leadership for an extended period of 15 months, which is very rare.”