The Department of State Services (DSS) has replaced Adegboyega Fasasi as Chief Security Officer (CSO) to President Bola Tinubu.

He has been succeeded by Rasheed Atanda Lawal, a Deputy Director of the DSS.

Leadership Newspaper reports that while details remained limited, Presidential sources suggested Fasasi was reassigned to undergo professional training. “Yes, I heard he has been replaced with another officer because he is being sent on a professional training course.

“At least there’s a reason for his removal, and you can’t really premise that on any particular scandal,” a source was quoted to have said.

The DSS Director-General, Tosin Ajayi, reportedly requested President Tinubu to release Fasasi to attend the strategic course.

According to insiders, it is a common practice for new leadership at the DSS to reorganise security postings, especially within the Presidency

“The angle I want us to actually look at it from is the fact that such exercise as this ‘change of guards’ usually happens when the DSS gets a new DG… the new DG will always prefer to have his own trusted men on critical beats,” the source reportedly added.

As of Sunday evening, there has been no official statement confirming the personnel changes in the CSO’s office.