There are strong indications as well as information obtained through the grapevine that The Department of State Services (DSS) a.k.a SSS may loose their "Constitutional" control of The Body Guard Unit as The Nigerian Army Intelligence Corps is about to take over the BG Unit!

Information from an anonymous source because of the "sensitivity" of the nature of "ops" revealed that about two hundred (200) personnel from Directorate of Military Intelligence (DMI) are undergoing training as "body guards" and would be used to replace majority of the body guards from DSS HQ!

It is pertinent to note that SSS Instrument I of 1999 empowers the DSS to protect the lives of Presidents, Vice Presidents and other VIPs including Governors and Visiting Presidents/Foreign dignitaries in what is known as "inner ring protection"! The "uniformed personnel" including the Nigerian Army as well as Police fall within "outer ring protection" and are there to work together with other Security Agencies with the primary objective of "securing" the lives of the President and other VIPs!

It was also learnt from the "grapevine" that the incoming NSA, a former Army Chief under late President Yar Adua is behind this very "drastic move"! According to the source, the retired army chief has his "private security operatives" already on ground in the Defence House! This development has also caused very serious confrontation between soldiers and body guards meant to protect the President!


Please do not quote me!

Meaningful contributions are allowed and please, no cursing, no insults!!

And to those in Authority, please try and maintain "status quo"!!

Source: through the grapevine!

How dis wan take stop boko haram?

Ok.

Is the DSS not carrying out the duties effectively and efficiently. Hope this move, if true, is not meant to favour an individual

Thanks for the knowledge shared

@Kadas01 you are right. The info is true

xmileeasy:
Is the DSS not carrying out the duties effectively and efficiently. Hope this move, if true, is not meant to favour an individual

The Incoming NSA, has been tipp to have some personal Agendas.

Private Security Operatives inside the defense house?

Doing what exactly?

The DSS has never failed in protecting the live of any vip assigned to them, so why scrap them unless some people have an ulterior move.

I support the move, when one considers the inglorious partiality of DSS and their spokeswoman, during the days of GEJ.

It was not different from the days of SSS led by Halilu Akiku during IBB's govt.

@Ymodulus and @gboss4sure, this is what has been going on within our Security and Defence Apparatus for ages!

This "unhealthy" competition has brought so much "compromise" to the system and this has adversely affected the Armed Forces, Intelligence Angencies, Police and Para-military Agencies as well!

Some want to "subvert" the "Constitutional" roles and functions of the others mainly because of "inferiority/superiority complex"!

That is the main reason why most times they clash even in the open before civilians!

I pray our President Buhari maintains "status quo" so as to strengthen the Security and Defence Apparatus!

What the grapevine serves in this instance is rather worrying, kadas01.

Despite the misgivings I have had about the DSS in recent years, I don't agree that supplanting constitutional roles with untried and untested "alternatives" is the way forward here.

Ymodulus:

@Kadas01 you are right. The info is true


The Incoming NSA, has been tipp to have some personal Agendas.

He should work for the betterment of the country or else Nigeria is just a mirage entity

Even though i believe the DSS needs restructuring, i don't support bringing the military into civil rule.

Great

This information is false&untrue. DSS is in charge of elected Govt officials security including the President
DSS has already provided a head for the presidential detail and he is already in active service
DMI along side the Guards brigades provide different level of protection according to lay down protocol

NB. leave Dambazau alone this conspiracies manufactured daily to stop his appointment as NSA will fail..
2, No private security operatives operate in the Defense house
kadas01
IyaIode
Ymodulus

@iyalode, every Regimented orgainsation in Nigeria needs "restructuring" asap!

Even the Army/Armed Forces/Para-military and Police need urgent "restructuring" more than the DSS.

What the Army seeks to do is completely "unconstitutional" just because President Buhari is an "Ex-Military General!

IbnSultaan:
This information is false&untrue. DSS is in charge of elected Govt officials security including the President
DSS has already provided a head for the presidential detail and he is already in active service
DMI along side the Guards brigades provide different level of protection according to lay down protocol

NB. leave Dambazau alone this conspiracies manufactured daily to stop his appointment as NSA will fail..
2, No private security operatives operate in the Defense house
kadas01
IyaIode
Ymodulus

I am not against Dambazau.

Did you read how M.I Abubakar was appointed as ADC to Pres Buhari?? Did you see Dambazuzu role?

Ymodulus:


I am not against Dambazau.

Did you read how M.I Abubakar was appointed as ADC to Pres Buhari?? Did you see Dambazuzu role?

MI Abubakar was selected because He had the credentials
His from the same state n Military police corps with Dambazau but ML merits this appointment his gallant, parkered and discipline

@Ibnsultan, yes the Chief Security Officer (CSO) is in charge of securing the Villa, but he is newly posted to the Villa!

DMI and NIA are present in the Villa but they're only few! The Guards Brigade belong to the "outer ring of protection"!!

Other "delicate" things won't be disclosed here but you're free to air your view/opinion!

Is the DSS not giving a satisfactory service

idiotts.
Who cares anyway?
na dem sabi.

What ll be the role of sss henceforth

How about the useless NPF? Any plans to scrap them yet?

Dambazzau knows his game plan and he wants to cage the president.

WATS ALL THE FUSS ABOUT.. SIMPLE THE KHARKI BOYS WANT TO PROTECT THEIR GENERAL ABI.. MAKE DEM TOO DEY CLOSE TO POWER NAA.. ...ITS MILITARY TIINSS...THEY DNT TRUST THE SECURITY OF THEIR GENERAL TO THOSE DSS DUDES...BUT THEM GATS BE CAREFUL ITS UNCONSTITUTIONAL.. MILITARY GUYS CAN PROTECT THE PRESIDENT THIS IS A CIVILIAN REGIME...SO FINGERS CROSSED ...

we r watching

Excellent reform coming from Change !!!