- Official statement expected from DSS and presidency
The Department of State Service, DSS, has removed Adegboyega Fasasi as Chief Security Officer, CSO, to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
The development comes as Fasasi was replaced with Rasheed Atanda Lawal, a Deputy Director.
While details remained sketchy, Presidential sources suggested Fasasi was reassigned to undergo professional training. “Yes, I heard he has been replaced with another officer because he is being sent on a professional training course.
“At least there’s a reason for his removal, and you can’t really premise that on any particular scandal,” a source said.
The DSS Director-General, Tosin Ajayi, reportedly requested President Tinubu to release Fasasi to attend the strategic course.
According to insiders, it is a common practice for new leadership at the DSS to reorganise security postings, especially within the Presidency.
“The angle I want us to actually look at it from is the fact that such exercise as this ‘change of guards’ usually happens when the DSS gets a new DG… the new DG will always prefer to have his own trusted men on critical beats,” the source added.
As of Sunday evening, there has been no official statement confirming the personnel changes in the CSO’s office.