Kayode Are
Umaru Yar'adua | |
|---|---|
| Preceded by | Peter Nwaoduah |
| Succeeded by | Afakriya Gadzama |
| Personal details | |
| Alma mater | Nigerian Defence Academy |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Nigeria |
| Branch/service |  Nigerian Army |
| Years of service | 1974 - 1993 |
| Rank |  Colonel |
Lateef Kayode Are is a retired Nigerian Army Colonel who was
Background and education
Are was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in December 1974 from the Nigerian Defence Academy as part of the NDA Regular Course 12. He graduated among the best ten student officers and was deployed to the Nigerian Army Intelligence Corp following his graduation from the Defence Academy.[2] Are's NDA Regular Course 12 mates included officers such as General Owoye Andrew Azazi, Colonel Sambo Dasuki, and Admiral Ganiyu Adekeye.[3]
Are later graduated with a First Class Honours degree in Psychology in 1980 from the University of Ibadan where he won the University Senate prize, Faculty of Social Sciences prize and the Department of Psychology prize for best graduating student. He later obtained a master's degree in International Law and Diplomacy from the University of Lagos in 1987.[2]
Director General of the SSS
Are served with General
National Security Adviser
In April 2010, Are was appointed as Deputy National Security Adviser by President Goodluck Jonathan.[1] This was a newly created position.[5] When Aliyu Gusau resigned as National Security Advisor (NSA), Kayode Are took over as Acting NSA.[1][6] Jonathan relieved Are as NSA and appointed General Owoye Andrew Azazi as NSA, effective on 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".[7]
References
- ^ ThisDay. Retrieved 2011-06-22.
- ^ a b "COL. LATEEF KAYODE ARE, OFR". Nigerian State Security Service. Retrieved 12 July 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "NDA Regular Course 12 Holds AGM". This Day Live Nigeria. Archived from the original on 2015-07-14. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
- ^ a b Seyi Oduyela. "The president under siege". Dawodu. Retrieved 2011-06-22.
- ^ Olutayo Olubi. "Power tussle in Aso Rock". National Daily. Retrieved 2011-06-22.
- ^ Emmanuel Johnson. "Plot by Alqaeda to Destabilize Nigeria". NigeriaStandard. Retrieved 2011-06-22.
- ^ Ihuoma Chiedozie (5 Oct 2010). "Jonathan appoints Azazi National Security Adviser, drops Are". The Punch. Retrieved 2011-06-22.[permanent dead link]