BEVERLY HILLS, February 9, (THEWILL) – President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered for the immediate removal of officers and men of the Nigerian Army as his body guards and restored the officials of the Department of State Security Service (DSS).
The President had been using army officers as body guards soon after he moved into his official residence at the presidential villa after being sworn in May 2015, a duty which was supposedly for the DSS, but the President did not have confidence in the service because of the way they treated him during the campaigns.
However, the President has been convinced to reverse the situation.
THEWILL gathered that Buhari gave the order before he proceeded on his annual vacation to London, United Kingdom, UK, on January 19.
Sources say the President took the decision following series of complaints by his Chief Security Officer (CSO), Bashir Abubakar, who was said to be uncomfortable with the soldiers protecting the president.
It was further gathered there had been a running battle between the former Chief Security Officer (CSO) Abdulraman Mani and the Aide de Camp (ADC) to the President, Colonel Lawal Abubakar, on which of the agencies would do the job which eventually led to the removal of the former CSO by President Buhari.
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