Tag: DSS DG Bichi

“How #EndBadGovernance protest cost DSS, NIA bosses their jobs”

Aminu Imam
DSS, NIA report

…”Why we celebrated Bichi’s exit” -  DSS officers Revelations on the reasons behind the recent resignation of the immediate-past Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Yusuf Bichi, and the DG of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ahmed Rufa’i Abubakar, has emerged. According to report, sources within the Presidency revealed  that President Bola Tinubu and the National Security Adviser, (Nuhu Ribadu, questioned the intelligence-gathering mechanisms of the two agencies following the violent nature of the #EndBadGovernance protests in some northern States and the seizure of three presidential aircraft in…

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Alleged DSS Nepotism: “Bichi turned Agency into graveyard of career aspirations” -  Investigative Journalist  

Aminu Imam
DSS Ja'afar Ja'afar

…Says Bichi’s wife lorded over the Service Nigerian investigative journalist, Ja’afar Ja’afar, has accused the immediate past Director-General (DG) of the Department of State Service, (DSS), Yusuf Magaji Bichi, of turning the Agency into a graveyard of career aspirations. Ja’afar said that Bichi, while in office, recruited the highest number of Cotonou “graduates” into the Service and allowed his wife to lord over the Service by influencing recruitment, promotion and discipline in the Agency. Recall that Bichi’s replacement was announced in an issued statement on Monday by the media aide…

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Four Northern political heavyweights under probe over Russian flags display during hardship protests

Aminu Imam
#EndBadGovernance protesters

Nigeria’s security agencies are investigating at least four politicians from the country’s northern part over the use of Russian flags by #EndBadGovernance protesters. Multiple sources told newsmen that the political bigwigs, who hail from Katsina, Kaduna and Kano States, were principal actors who instigated the use of Russian flags among demonstrators in the North to fan the embers for an unconstitutional regime change. According to one of the sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorised to speak on the matter: “Four principal actors have been…

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“Raid of NLC Headquarters sinister, calculated” – Amnesty Int’l

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Amnesty Int'l on raid

Amnesty International, through its Country Director, Isa Sanusi, has described the recent invasion of the headquarters of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in Abuja by security personnel on Wednesday as sinister and calculated. Recall that armed security men had stormed the NLC headquarters as ransacked the the NLC bookshop and seized materials they claimed were used to incite people to protest. But Sanusi, in a statement, said “Amnesty International strongly condemns the brazen invasion of the headquarters of NLC by a contingent of armed security personnel. The chilling raid last…

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“Bichi thwarted coup attempts during Buhari’s tenure”, Fani-Kayode defends DSS boss

Aminu Imam

Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode has praised the Director-General of the Department of State Secret Service, (DSS), Yusuf Magaji Bichi, over his role in protecting Nigeria’s democracy, especially during the last administration of ex-President Muhammadu Buhari. Fani-Kayode noted this while responding to a tweet criticising the DSS boss over the recent operation of the state security agency, credited to Jackson Ude. Fani-Kayode in the tweet, described the secret police boss as “A hard-working and decent man, and a dedicated servant of the Nigerian State”. The former minister challenged oneJackson…

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DSS D-G, Bichi, bags Distinguished Security Service award

Aminu Imam

The Director-General, Department of State Services (DSS), Yusuf Bichi, was on Thursday honoured with the ‘Distinguished Security Service’ award by the International Security Organisation (ISO-SEC) at the end of its international conference, which was held at Marriott Hotel, Zurich, Switzerland. The award on Bichi, according to the Organisation’s President, Dr. Nikolas Fokianos, is in recognition of his excellent leadership of the primary domestic intelligence Agency of Nigeria and the recorded successes against emerging internal threats in the country. The conference had as its theme: ‘Threats to Security: A Global Perspective’.…

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