PREMIUM TIMES has obtained more details of how
President Muhammadu Buhari and his handlers have
pushed personnel of Nigeria’s secret police, the State
Security Service, from getting close to the President or
mounting guards or patrolling areas inside the presidential
villa.
Under the present arrangement, the operatives are only to
guard the “outer perimeter” of the presidential palace, a
measure that has humiliated the 29-year old agency
charged with gathering domestic intelligence for Nigeria and
protecting public officials.
The presidency claimed, through Mr. Buhari’s
spokesperson, Femi Adesina, that there were “routine
adjustments” of security personnel at the Aso Rock Villa. He
denied that the president ordered the expulsion of the SSS
personnel from the premises.
What Mr. Adesina did not however say was that the SSS
officials, who were traditionally part of the president’s
primary security details, have been banned from being close
to Mr. Buhari and virtually reduced to manning the outer
gate at the villa.
A presidential memo, seen by PREMIUM TIMES Friday,
showed the nature of the directive barring the SSS (also
known as DSS) from the villa.
The memo, written by Mr. Buhari’s Aide de Camp,
Mohammed Abubakar, on June 24 and distributed to key
officials in the Villa stated that from then on, “DSS personnel
have been redeployed from some duty beats/locations”.
The memo made it clear that the major security tasks
initially being handled by SSS officials are now to be
handled by officials of other security agencies.
Mr. Abubakar said personnel of the Armed Forces and the
police, who were trained as Presidential Body Guards, PBGs,
are to “provide close/immediate protection for Mr. President
henceforth”.
Mr. Abubakar subsequently listed some of the areas to be
taken care of by the PBGs to include, Admin Reception,
Service Chiefs Gate, Residence Reception, Rear Resident,
Resident Gate, Office Reception, C-In-C Control Office,
ACADE Gate, C-IN-C Control Gate and Panama.
“However, the personnel of the DSS in conjunction with
other security forces are to man other duty beats/locations
located within the immediate outer perimeter of the
Presidential Villa,” he said, without providing reasons for the
action.
Mr. Abubakar added that the Admin Officer, AO, shall be
submitting a list of all personnel deployed for physical
security within the premises of the Villa to the office of the
ADC every Thursday for “perusal, observation and approval
as the case may be before final publication and dispatch to
the office of the CSO”.
The only explanation so far for the “re-organisation” was
provided by Mr. Adesina who stated that “the changes being
made are routine adjustments which are not unexpected in
any dynamic environment from time to time”.
The Spokesperson for the SSS, Marilyn Ogar, did not answer
or return calls seeking comments for this story.
She also did not respond to a text message sent to her.

That alright when wud all dis drama end?



We might jux have to tune in to anoda channel afta 4years

Hmmm

the most respected and reliable security organisation in the country got their hands soiled, thus will serve a big lesson to them.if they are eventually cleaned up and called back they will be more professional