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Buhari Appoints Magaji As New SSS Boss

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The Senior Special Adviser to  President Muhammadu Buhari on Media Mr Garba Sheu  has made it known publicly through a statement yesterday that the President  has named a new State Security Service, SSS Director-General.



The new Director-general is Yusuf Magaji Bichi.

With the appointment of the new head, he will now  replace Matthew Seiyeifa, who has been operating in acting capacity since Lawal Daura was dismissed.

Here is the excerpt from the statement of Shehu:

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved with effect from the 14th of September, the appointment of Yusuf Magaji Bichi, as new Director-General of the State Security Service (SSS, popularly called DSS).

The appointee is a core Secret Service operative.

He attended Danbatta Secondary School, the Kano State College of Advanced Studies and the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria where he graduated with a degree in Political Science.

The new SSS Director-General began his career in the security division of the Cabinet Office in Kano, from where he joined the defunct Nigerian Security Organisation (NSO), the precursor of the present SSS.

Mr. Bichi has undergone training in intelligence processing analysis, agent handling recruitment and intelligence processing in the UK, as well as strategic training at the National Defence College.

The new SSS boss comes to the job with skills in intelligence gathering, research analysis, conflict management, general investigation, risk and vulnerability operations, counter intelligence and protective operation and human resources management.

In the course of his career, Mr. Bichi has worked as the State Director of Security in Jigawa, Niger, Sokoto and Abia States.

He was at various times the Director, National Assembly Liaison, (National War College), Director at National Headquarters in the Directorate of Security Enforcement, Directorate of Operations, Directorate of Intelligence, Directorate of Inspection and Directorate of Administration and Finance.

He also served as Director at State Service Academy.Mr Bichi is married and with children.

Meanwhile, the new appointment by the president as being controversial as many people like Reno Omokri, Donald Duke complain about the northern hegemony in the security units of the country.

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