Shake up in Department of State Services DSS

Marilyn Ogar who was the former deputy director of the agency was removed two months ago and equally lost her promotion following President Muhammadu Buhari’s nullification of the exercise upon assumption in office. Also affected are 44 directors. The secret service former spokesperson’s fate may not be unconnected with her alleged role in the last administration and the run-up to the 2015 election. Ms Ogar was promoted Deputy Director alongside 44 others in the twilight of the Goodluck Jonathan administration. But the new administration reversed the promotions, citing irregularities and breach of extant rules guiding such actions. Ogar was said to earned her promotion following the commendation she received from former President Jonathan for doing “a fantastic job” as spokesperson of the DSS. The erstwhile spokesperson was said to have been transferred outside the Abuja headquarters of the Service shortly after the change in government. The State Security Service (SSS), also known as the Department of State Services (DSS), is the primary domestic intelligence agency of Nigeria. It is primarily responsible for intelligence gathering within the country and for the protection of senior government officials, particularly the President and state governors. It is one of three successor organisations to the National Security Organization (NSO), dissolved in 1986. The SSS operates as a department within the presidency and is under the control of the National Security Adviser. It will be recalled that Ogar had been accused of alleged partisanship in the build-up to the general elections.