The Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) has changed its name in an identity switch that is failing to make sense for many, as the bureaus modus operandi virtually remains the same.
According to a notice, the Bureau now refers to itself as the “National Intelligence Bureau.”
An advertisement in the state-owned newspaper, Daily Graphic, has since been published to this effect.
“The Bureau of National Investigations wishes to inform the general public that , per Section 12 of the Security and Intelligence Agency Act, 2020 (Act1030) the Bureau is now named the National Intelligence Bureau with immediate effect.
“All are to take not.” The advert is undersigned by the, “Director-General, National Intelligence Bureau.”
Beyond reference to Act 1030, no other explanation is given for the change in nomenclature for the BNI. Consequently, it is not clear if the change in name means there are going to be changed in the functions of the BNI.