The Department of State Security (DSS) yesterday vowed to deal ruthlessly with terrorists, bandits and other enemies of State threatening the peace of Nigeria.
The Director-General of the DSS, Yusuf Bichi, issued the warning at the weekend, during the graduation ceremony held in honour of participants of the Executive Intelligence Management Course, EIMC15, at the National Institute for Security Studies, (NISS) Abuja. It warned those planning to “mess up the country” to desist from doing so, saying “enough is enough, as any group that attacks personnel of the agency would not be spared.
In his address, Bichi warned against attempts by subversive elements to undermine the authority, unity and corporate existence of the country. He called for concerted efforts of all and sundry, stating that security is a whole-of-society-approach, hence the need for members of the public to support and cooperate with the military and other security agencies in the country.
The DG maintained that it was better to unite than to “scatter”. “Let us not allow ourselves to be instigated to see ourselves as enemies”, he emphasised.
While declaring that Nigeria will surmount the challenges of insecurity occasioned by terrorists and bandits, Bichi affirmed that “Nigeria is not a failed State; Nigeria has all the indices of a great nation”.
Earlier, the Commandant of the NISS, A. S. Adeleke, assured attendees that after spending ten months, the Institute had succeeded in training the graduands to be “highly-motivated and committed managers of security.”
A total of 78 participants of the directorate/executive cadre drawn from Nigeria, The Gambia, Ghana, as well as Niger Republic participated in the 2022 course.
