August 30, 2026
By Ibrahim Hassan-Wuyo
The All Northern Youth Forum has commended the Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Mr Oluwatosin Adeola Ajayi, MON, for what it described as reforms in the Service, improved personnel welfare and intelligence-driven operations.
The forum, in a statement signed by its General Secretary, Comrade Nuhu S. Lere, described Ajayi as “the quiet architect of Nigeria’s security renaissance,” saying his leadership had strengthened the DSS amid threats from terrorism, banditry, kidnapping, separatist violence, organised crime and economic sabotage.
It said the nature of intelligence operations often made the achievements of the DSS difficult to publicise, noting that the effectiveness of the Service was frequently measured by attacks prevented, criminal networks disrupted and lives saved without public knowledge.
