The Department of State Services (DSS) has replaced Adegboyega Fasasi as chief security officer (CSO) to President Bola Tinubu.
DSS has deployed Rasheed
Lawal, a deputy director within the secret police, as the president’s new CSO.
A State House source said the request for the replacement
reportedly came from Tosin Ajayi, the director-general (DG) of DSS, who sought
President Tinubu’s approval for Fasasi’s temporary reassignment.
The source said the replacement will allow Fasasi, who has
worked with Tinubu since he became president, to proceed on a professional
course.
“I heard he has been replaced with another officer because
he is being sent on a professional training course,” the source said.
“At least there is a reason for his removal, and you can’t
really premise that on any particular scandal. Though you can’t entirely rule
out that there might have been a misgiving somewhere, it happens.
“Whenever a new DG comes to office at the DSS, he is most
likely to embark on reorganisation in various areas of the service, especially
around the president.
“The new DG will
always prefer to have his own trusted men on critical beats, with the
presidency and the office of the CSO being number one on that list.”
There has been no official statement from the presidency or
the DSS to confirm the change.
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