Eminent intel officer dies

Feared cop: SAC Zulkifli served with distinction in the Special Branch, before retiring in 2017 as the Esscom intelligence chief.

KOTA KINABALU: Zulkifli Abdul Aziz is a face and name largely unknown to Malaysians.

But the retired senior assistant commissioner of police is a “legend” in the intelligence circle with his work in countering terrorism, kidnappings, and other crimes, particularly on Sabah’s east coast.