Chief Albert Korubo Horsfall, a prominent Ijaw leader and former top Nigerian security and intelligence official, has reportedly died.
Horsfall, who was born in Buguma, Rivers State, on December 22, 1941, was a pioneer member of the National Security Organisation (NSO) and served as the first Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) from 1986 to 1990.
He later served as Director-General of the State Security Service (SSS) from 1990 to 1992.
Before rising to the top of Nigeria’s intelligence community, Horsfall served in the Nigeria Police Force and its Special Branch before joining the NSO.
He also became the pioneer chairman of the Oil Mineral Producing Areas Development Commission (OMPADEC) in 1993, where he was involved in development efforts across the oil-producing Niger Delta region.
Horsfall later established the law firm Horsfall and Company and remained active in Niger Delta affairs, constitutional review initiatives and other public service engagements.
He was also the founder and promoter of the Albert Korubo Horsfall Foundation, which focuses on peace and security, youth development, education and community welfare in the Niger Delta.
His reported death marks the end of the life of one of the prominent figures in Nigeria’s security, intelligence and Niger Delta history.
