President Muhammadu Buhari who yet to state the shape of his security details, through the authorities of the Presidential Villa, Abuja rejected about 253 officials from the Department of State Services who were transferred to the Presidential Villa.
On Wednesday, June 10, 2015 it was revealed that the affected security operatives were deployed from different state commands of the DSS across the country.
Redeployment signals had emerged from the service’s National Headquarters which instructed the officers to report at the Presidential Villa on Monday, June 1, 2015.
It was further learnt that the officials who were specifically instructed on where they would man in the Presidential Villa were obstructed and asked to turn back on arrival.
They were then advised to return to their respective former duty posts across the country the following day (Tuesday, June 2, 2015).
One of the affected DSS officials, who came for one of the states in the South_west, revealed on the condition of anonymity that all of them were left to their fate without any transfer allowance.
“The about 253 of us were redeployed from commands from across the country to the State House, Abuja. Our signals, which were sent from the headquarters, showed specifically where we are expected to work in the Presidential Villa.
“Some of us were asked to report to the Vice President’s office, some were attached to the President’s wife while some others were attached to the Vice President’s wife among other beats in the Villa.
“We were however turned back and were asked to resume back at our former duty posts the following day or risk sanction,” the DSS official said.
He said that while their deployment to the Presidential Villa was conveyed through signals, no other signal was given when they were directed to return to base.
He also disclosed that among the 253 of them, only just one official was asked by the headquarters to return to the villa.
The returned official was reported to be the security orderly one of the service’s senior officials in Abuja before he was transferred.
The DSS official added that another reason for the rejection was that they were told that their redeployment was unnecessary because President Buhari and Vice-President Osinbajo are yet to move into the Presidential Villa.
Marilyn Ogar, the DSS Deputy Director, when contacted, refused to comment on the matter.
“I don’t have such information and I cannot comment on it please,” she said.
