Ayo Oke is the former director general of Nigeria's National Intelligence Agency (NIA), appointed by then president

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on 7 November 2013.

Early life

Ayo Oke was born in Oyo state.

Career

Oke was previously the Director (Regions) at the headquarters of the NIA, and before that Nigeria's ambassador to the

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in London. He succeeded Ezekiel Olaniyi Oladeji as director general of Nigeria's National Intelligence Agency in November 2013.

Suspension and dismissal

In April 2017, Oke was suspended by president

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after anti-corruption officers from the

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found more than US$43 million (£34m) in an apartment at Osborne Towers,

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. On 30 October, Oke was finally dismissed by the Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari after consideration of the report of the investigative committee headed by the Vice President.

References

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