UPDATE: DSS Spokesman, Peter Afunanya Redeployed

The Director of Public Relations and Strategic Communications at the Department of State Services (DSS) National Headquarters in Abuja, Peter Afunanya, has been reassigned.
Afunanya disclosed his redeployment during a press briefing in Abuja on Wednesday, September 4, without specifying his new assignment.

He expressed gratitude for the chance to serve as the spokesperson of the security agency over the past decade.

Afunanya reaffirmed his dedication to the DSS and Nigeria, vowing to continue giving his best in any role he is assigned. He stated his intent to serve the nation with “love, loyalty, honor, and glory.”

The announcement comes shortly after Adeola Oluwatosin Ajayi took over as the new Director General of the DSS.

Upon assuming office, Ajayi committed to steering the agency back to its core values of covert operations and strategic silence, while also addressing Nigeria’s pressing economic, political, and security challenges.

Meanwhile, the reasons behind the sudden resignation of the former Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Yusuf Bichi, and the Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ahmed Abubakar, have been revealed, shedding light on the dissatisfaction within the highest levels of Nigeria’s government regarding their agencies’ performance.

Sources within the Presidency disclosed to Saturday Punch that President Bola Tinubu and National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, raised concerns about the intelligence gathering capabilities of both agencies following two major incidents: the violent nature of the #EndBadGovernance protests in several northern states and the unexpected seizure of three Nigerian presidential aircraft in France by a Chinese company, Zhongshan Fucheng Industrial Investment Co. Limited.