…Fasasi out, Lawal in

The Department of State Services (DSS) has withdrawn Adegboyega Fasasi as the Chief Security Officer (CSO) to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

Aanother officer and a Deputy Director of the service, Rasheed Atanda Lawal, has been appointed to replace Fasasi.

Although details of the replacement were still sketchy last night when it became public knowledge, it was gathered that Fasasi, who has served as CSO since Tinubu became President, was replaced because he had been sent on a professional training.

Sources privy to the development said the Director-General of the DSS, Tosin Ajayi, had requested President Tinubu to approve the release of Fasasi from serving as CSO for him to proceed on a strategic training course.

But another source told The Nation last night that Fasasi’s removal and replacement was not strange.

The source said the outgoing officer ought to have anticipated it because it is a common practice in the service.

According to the source, 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 Nation