BREAKING: Tinubu Sacks Bichi as DSS DG, Names new head of NIA

Newslens NG reports that President Bola Tinubu has sacked Yusuf Bichi and has approved the appointment of Adeola Ajayi as director-general of the Department of State Services (DSS).

This Nigeria news platform reports that this was contained In a statement released on Monday by Ajuri Ngelale, presidential spokesperson, Tinubu made the decision following the resignation of Bichi as head of the secret police and Ahmed Abubakar as DG NIA.

“Ambassador Mohammed has had an illustrious career in the foreign service since joining the NIA in 1995. He had served in various roles, culminating in his promotion to the rank of Director and his subsequent appointment as the head of the Nigerian mission to Libya,” the statement reads.

“The 1990 graduate of Bayero University, Kano, had served in North Korea, Pakistan, Sudan, and at the State House, Abuja.

“The new DSS Director-General, Mr. Adeola Ajayi, rose through the ranks to attain his current post of Assistant Director-General of the Service. He had, at various times, served as State Director in Bauchi, Enugu, Bayelsa, Rivers, and Kogi.”

The president urged the new security chiefs to work “assiduously” to reposition the two intelligence agencies for better results.

He urged them to bring their experience to bear in tackling the security challenges bedeviling the country through enhanced collaboration with sister agencies and in “surgical alignment” with the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA).