Adeola Ajayi

Tenure as DG of DSS/SSS

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=== Tenure as DG of DSS/SSS === === Tenure as DG of DSS/SSS === Ajayi's confirmation as DG of the DSS on August 28, 2024, was met with an ecstatic response by DSS personnel, for the organization had a reputation of having personnel that were a "brutish band of goons", with the alleged claim that former DG [[Yusuf Magaji Bichi]] had a tendency of "bearing down on his subordinates", however the origins of this specific claim would amount to hearsay.<ref>{{cite news |author=Rapheal |date=27 October 2024 |title=Ajayi and DSS |url=https://thesun.ng/ajayi-and-dss/ |work= |location= |publisher=The Sun Nigeria |access-date=3 May 2026}}</ref>
Notable is that Ajayi saw it pertinent to instill unity amongst the higher ranks of the Nigerian government, as Ajayi presented a notable lecture in the ''Alumni Association of the National Institute for Security Studies'' titled "Mobilising Stakeholders to Curb Insecurity in Nigeria: A Practical Approach", said lecture, had brought Nigerian security experts, policymakers, and community leaders to "discuss collaborative strategies", in combating the prevailing crime that Nigeria was and is facing.<ref>{{cite news |last=Onani |first=Emmanuel |date=3 August 2025 |title=DSS: Interrogating Ajayi’s Intelligence Template |url=https://newtelegraphng.com/dss-interrogating-ajayis-intelligence-template/ |work= |location=Nigeria |publisher=New Telegraph |access-date=30 April 2026}}</ref> Notable is that Ajayi saw it pertinent to instill unity amongst the higher ranks of the Nigerian government, as Ajayi presented a notable lecture in the ''Alumni Association of the National Institute for Security Studies'' titled "Mobilising Stakeholders to Curb Insecurity in Nigeria: A Practical Approach", said lecture, had brought Nigerian security experts, policymakers, and community leaders to "discuss collaborative strategies", in combating the prevailing crime that Nigeria was and is facing.<ref>{{cite news |last=Onani |first=Emmanuel |date=3 August 2025 |title=DSS: Interrogating Ajayi’s Intelligence Template |url=https://newtelegraphng.com/dss-interrogating-ajayis-intelligence-template/ |work= |location=Nigeria |publisher=New Telegraph |access-date=30 April 2026}}</ref>