DSS out, Soldiers in to ‘take over’ President Buhari’s security

It looks like soldiers will now run the Strike Force for President Muhammadu Buhari.

Punch reports that the Strike Force, which is a special security outfit saddled with the responsibility of protecting the President and the seat of power, currently comprises only officials of the Department of State Services.

A top Presidency official, on Tuesday said that soldiers might take over their responsibility very soon. He stated that a lieutenant who will be leading 21 other military personnel had already been transferred to the Strike Force with an instruction to take over from the DSS officials.

“DSS officials are the ones that have been serving in the Strike Force. “With this development military personnel will take over from them henceforth.

“We are aware that the situation is causing palpable tension as there is a possibility of a showdown. But we are working hard to ensure that the situation does not degenerate,” he said.

The source explained that its operatives were the ones former president Olusegun Obasanjo erroneously referred to as snipers in his widely-publicized open letter to former president Goodluck Jonathan.

Another official, who is aware of the arrangement, also said that plans are in place to change the new Presidential Villa’s Administrative Officer, who was deployed by the DSS about two weeks ago and replaced with a military officer.

He said all DSS officials currently serving inside the Presidential Villa are not sure of their fate yet.

“The truth is that we are not sure of anything yet. Which ever way, we will only act based on signals from our headquarters whether to leave or remain inside the Villa,” he said.

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