The Department of State Services has announced the appointment of Mr. Nnochirionye Afunanya as its spokesperson.

The appointment was contained in a statement issued by the Public Relations Department of the agency in Abuja on Thursday.

Acting Director General of the agency, Mr. Matthew Seiyefa, had at his maiden press briefing at the national headquarters of the organisation in Abuja on Thursday, promised that he would appoint a spokesperson for the agency.

Throughout the more than three years that the sacked DG of the agency, Mr. Lawal Daura was at its realm of affairs, the DSS did not have any known spokesperson.

Mr. Tony Opuiyo, whose name always appeared in statements from the agency under Daura, is believed to be a pseudo name.

Afunanya, according to the statement that announced his appointment, obtained MA in English (2009), from the University of Uyo and another MA in Peace and Strategic Studies (2011), from the University of Ilorin. He is said to be currently pursuing a Ph.D in Security and Strategic Studies at the Nasarawa State University, Keffi.

The statement said, “He has attended several courses within and outside Nigeria namely: Innovation and Strategy at Harvard University, Boston, USA; Security Management and Coordination, London and Investigative Journalism at City University, London.

“Other courses he has attended are on Leadership, Arbitration, Conflict Management/Resolution, Negotiation and Public Communication among others. He is the Editor-in-Chief of the DSS’ in-house Magazine, The Triple S.”

The new spokesman is a member of Nigerian Institute of Chartered Arbitrators,Nigerian Red Cross, Nigerian Institute of Management, Nigerian Institute for Industrial Security, Society for Peace Scholars and Practice, American Society for Industrial Security, and he is a fellow of the Institute of Corporate Administration.

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For the first time since 2015, Nigerians felt a little bit of leadership. from last week till this week.

Another southerner to do their dirty PR for them

Ok.....is a normal issue....

Apc chairman has a spokesman
Buhari has his own
Osibanjo has his own....

Efcc has their own same as senate and house of reps...

So is not a big deal DSS having their own....

Is normal for civil service and the rest.

The spokesperson should have been Yoruba.

They are better at defending the indefensible.

Ok. Wishing him all the best.

Though I always detested the reign of Daura while he held sway over DSS, I see the wisdom in his decision not to appoint a spokesman. We saw how Marylin Ogah who was the spokesperson during the previous regime was made a subject of laugh and ridicule due to the propaganda her boss were giving her to give Nigerians. In fact, surprisingly I'd believed that Marilyn was DSS DG unknown to me she was simply a mouthpiece, and most likely had no say over whatever happens there. The woman became a scapegoat who bore all the insults and condemnation.

That hasn't happened so far since 2015. It's complicated sha

Where is Marilyn Ogar. That fool that year

oya

Now they wan to run DSS as a real security organization and not as a family security company that provides guards for politicians who want to impeach themselves

3 years after Marilyn Ogar. New face of DSS in the making.

yea...its normal #nxt pls

These people think we are daft.

The heads are Northerners the spokes people from SE.

When the decision is taken with Buhari's Cabal, then the Southerner comes to present it.

OK

9c

Munzy14:
For the first time since 2015, Nigerians felt a little bit of leadership. from last week till this week.

I TOTALLY AGREE

abokibuhari:
Another southerner to do their dirty PR for them

It’s either you are a bot programmed to comment rubbish or you are abnormally hateful being

Good development

v

Igba!

Can the vegetable please extend his coma vacation?

Edu3Again:
These people think we are daft.

The heads are Northerners the spokes people from SE.

When the decision is taken with Buhari's Cabal, then the Southerner comes to present it.

i thought I was the only one that noticed

Daviddson:
Though I always detested the reign of Daura while he held sway over DSS, I see the wisdom in his decision not to appoint a spokesman. We saw how Marylin Ogah who was the spokesperson during the previous regime was made a subject of laugh and ridicule due to the propaganda her boss were giving to give Nigerians. In fact, surprisingly I'd believed that Marilyn was DSS DG unknown to me she was simply a mouthpiece, and most had no say over whatever happens there. The woman became a scapegoat who bore all the insults and condemnation.

That hasn't happened so far since 2015. It's complicated sha

Oga Sir, going by your logic, Mssrs Femi Adeshina and Lai Muhammad should not have their jobs cos they 're being made the butt of jokes by defending the indefensible.
Oya na, we go dey alright.

Marilyn Ogar. Enjoyed her "tenure" as DS spokesperson with all its controversies

We always see positive changes anytime Bubu travels out. Can he just travel to the great beyond?