The DIA: Nigeria’s Premier Intelligence Service – Myths and Realities

By Mukhtar Ya’u Madobi

A couple of years ago, I was on the verge of accepting an offer to join the ranks of Nigeria’s premier intelligence agency, the Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA), when I received an admission letter to pursue a Master of Philosophy in Defence and Security Studies (MPhil DSS) at the prestigious Nigerian Defence Academy in Kaduna Sta…