{"id":2847,"date":"2024-10-21T08:18:53","date_gmt":"2024-10-21T08:18:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beadysword.com.ng\/blog\/?p=2847"},"modified":"2024-10-21T08:19:02","modified_gmt":"2024-10-21T08:19:02","slug":"dss-boss-removes-tinubus-top-bodyguard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beadysword.com.ng\/blog\/2024\/10\/21\/dss-boss-removes-tinubus-top-bodyguard\/","title":{"rendered":"DSS Boss Removes Tinubu\u2019s Top Bodyguard"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Director General of the\u00a0,Depertmant of state services (DSS)\u00a0 Tosin Ajayi, has removed Adeboyega Fasasi from his position as Chief Security Officer (CSO) to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.<\/h2>\n

Multiple reliable security sources confirmed this development to Daily Nigerian over the weekend, stating that Fasasi has been replaced by Rasheed Atanda Lawal, a deputy director currently participating in a fellowship at the National Institute for Security Studies.<\/p>\n

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Sources revealed that President Tinubu approved the removal following a request from the DSS Director General to send Fasasi on a \u201cstrategic course,\u201d which is often the reason given for reassigning top security officials close to the president.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Insiders disclosed that Lawal was due for promotion to director in July 2023, but his promotion was delayed by the former service leadership.<\/p>\n

According to a source, Lawal was passed over for promotion in favor of junior officers, including Koko, Milad, and Fasasi, due to internal favoritism under the previous administration.<\/p>\n

\u201cLawal should have been promoted since July 2023, but his promotion was overlooked in favor of juniors<\/em>,\u201d a source told Daily Nigerian.<\/p>\n

Fasasi\u2019s removal may also be linked to allegations of high-handedness and creating friction with key figures around the president.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe stepped on many influential toes, and the president was not entirely satisfied with his coordination of the office<\/em>,\u201d the source added.<\/p>\n

It is also customary for the DSS to replace the president\u2019s CSO when a new Director General is appointed.<\/p>\n

According to sources, the position of CSO is highly strategic, and a new DG often selects someone they trust and feel comfortable working with in that role.<\/p>\n

This tradition was also followed in March 2019 when then-President Muhammadu Buhari approved the redeployment of his CSO, Bashir Abubakar, and replaced him with Idris Ahmed.<\/p>\n

The former DSS DG, Yusuf Bichi, reportedly convinced Buhari that Abubakar was due for a \u201cstrategic course\u201d in Buenos Aires, Argentina, which led to his replacement.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Director General of the\u00a0,Depertmant of state services (DSS)\u00a0 Tosin Ajayi, has removed Adeboyega Fasasi from his position as Chief Security Officer (CSO) to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Multiple reliable security sources confirmed this...<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2848,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2847","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t