The Chief Security Officer to
President Muhammadu Buhari, Abdulrahman
Mani, has been relieved of his
appointment, a month after he was appointed.
His sack may not be
unconnected with the battle between the Directorate of State Security, DSS, and
the Nigerian Army over which agency should provide close body protection for
the president, a role that has traditionally been carried out by the DSS.
He has been replaced by an
officer of the DSS.
Since Buhari moved into the
Presidential Villa, there has been a battle between the DSS and the Army over
who should provide close body protection for the president.
The crisis came to a head when
the ADC, an army lieutenant, ordered DSS operatives out of the Villa and
replaced them with soldiers.
A source at the Villa familiar
with the matter told Sunday Vanguard that the new CSO is a more senior officer
than the officer who was removed.
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