The Department of State Service (DSS) has announced it has dismissed 115 personnel and advised the general public to desist from dealing with the sacked officers.
The Agency claimed their dismissal was “as part of the ongoing reforms in the Department of State Services (DSS)…
“In addition to earlier disclaimers on the duo of Barry Donald and Victor Onyedikachi Godwin, the Service finds it necessary to warn citizens of the fraudulent activities of some of these persons still posing as DSS personnel.
“Members of the public are therefore advised to desist from any official dealings with these individuals who have been dismissed by the Service.”
The identities of the affected persons were also published on the Service’s website.
The sacking comes amidst a major shake-up across the military after reports of an attempted coup against Bola Ahmed Tinubu led federal government.
Sources quoted by Sunday Punch claimed the sacked officers were found guilty of offences capable of undermining the integrity of the service.
According to them, the offences included fraudulent practices, acts of indiscipline, and certificate forgeries.
“Some of them even leaked official information, which is a serious offence,” an insider said.
According to a member of the service, despite being earlier queried under the tenure of the former DG, Yusuf Bichi, some of the officers committed similar offences again.
“A bulk of the cases were disciplinary matters. Some officers were queried during the last DG’s tenure without punishment, while others received minor sanctions. But when they committed the same offences again, the current DG asked them to go. Some of these offences are not new, but the officers might have thought it was business as usual. What is playing out is an effort to restore discipline, sanity, and integrity to the service,” the source said.
Some of those dismissed were said to have travelled abroad in search of greener pastures without proper resignation from the service.
An insider said, “About 15 to 20 per cent of them are no longer in the country. They were dismissed for improper resignation. The DG wants to instil a stronger sense of discipline and discourage attitudes that were previously overlooked.”
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