Kayode Are

Colonel (retired) Kayode Are
Director General, SSS
In office
1999 – August 2007
Succeeded by Afakriya Gadzama
National Security Adviser
In office
September 2010 – 4 October 2010
Preceded by Aliyu Mohammed Gusau
Succeeded by Owoye Andrew Azazi

Kayode Are was Director General of the Nigerian State Security Service throughout the two terms of President Olusegun Obasanjo (1999-2007). He was replaced by Afakiriya Gadzama in 2007 by President Umaru Yar'Adua.[1]

Director General of the SSS

Kayode Are is an Owu by origin. He had worked with Aliyu Gusau at the Directorate of Military Intelligence, and in 1999 was recommended by Gusau to Obasanjo.[2] He was head of the SSS until 2007.[1]

Deputy National Security Adviser

In April 2010 Kayode Are was appointed Deputy National Security Adviser by President Goodluck Jonathan.[1] This was a newly created position.[3] When Aliyu Gusau resigned as National Security Advisor (NSA), Kayode Are took over as Acting NSA.[1] On 1 October 2010 during the 50 years Golden Jubilee Anniversary there was a bomb blast in Abuja.[4] Jonathan dismissed Are and appointed General Owoye Andrew Azazi as NSA, effective 4 October 2010. The announcement of the change said "The President thanked the outgoing NSA for his services, and wished him well in his future endeavours".[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Imam Imam and Kunle Akogun (20 September 2010). "Security Adviser Hands over, Picks PDP Form". ThisDay. http://allafrica.com/stories/201009200874.html. Retrieved 2011-06-22. 
  2. ^ Seyi Oduyela. "THE PRESIDENT UNDER SIEGE". Dawodu. http://www.dawodu.com/oduyela3.htm. Retrieved 2011-06-22. 
  3. ^ OLUTAYO OLUBI. "Power tussle in Aso Rock". National Daily. http://www.nationaldailyngr.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1731:power-tussle-in-aso-rock&catid=99:current-cover&Itemid=489. Retrieved 2011-06-22. 
  4. ^ EMMANUEL JOHNSON. "Plot by Alqaeda to Destabilize Nigeria". NigeriaStandard. http://nigeriastandardnewspaper.com/politicsED2.html. Retrieved 2011-06-22. 
  5. ^ Ihuoma Chiedozie (5 Oct 2010). "Jonathan appoints Azazi National Security Adviser, drops Are". The Punch. http://www.punchng.com/Articl.aspx?theartic=Art201010052502368. Retrieved 2011-06-22.