Nigerian President Sacks Two Senior Officials for Corruption

The appointments of Babachir Lawal, a top civil servant, and Ayo Oke, director-general of the National Intelligence Agency, have been terminated with "immediate effect". Both men had been suspended since April.

Buhari Sacks Babachir Lawal, Ayodele Oke.

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