Mr. Oluwatosin Ajayi, the Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS), has been hailed by public affairs analyst Comrade Usman Okai Austin as the most competent security leader to ever lead the country’s secret service.
Okai lauded Ajayi’s efforts to bring discipline and efficiency to the service since assuming control in a statement released in Abuja.
Rather than engaging in confrontations in public, he said, the DSS is now concentrating on intelligence-driven operations to head off potential security crises.
A competent security strategist, Mr. Oluwatosin Ajayi is a standout, according to Okai. “Under his leadership, the DSS is restoring public faith by placing an emphasis on legal compliance, operational discretion, and intelligence gathering.”
Okai highlighted many ways in which the agency has grown under Ajayi’s leadership:
Under Mr. Ajay’s leadership of the DSS, Nigerians experienced a number of benefits, including a greater emphasis on preemptive covert operations to thwart threats, less public panic, and enhanced collaboration between the military, police, and international partners to address security concerns across borders.
He has implemented state-of-the-art measures to counter cybercrime, other forms of cybercrime, and assaults on vital infrastructure. In his
According to Okai, he has received national and international praise for his commitment to human rights and the end of arbitrary arrests and detentions.
He made a number of points, including the need to reduce needless public confrontations, bring operations in line with legal standards, enhance training, and provide better welfare packages for field officers and personnel.
Okai emphasised that, instead of political meddling, the management of security should be left to seasoned experts who are familiar with the inner workings of the agency.
The fact that “Ajayi rose through the ranks” is evident in his leadership, according to Okai. “He has ensured that the agency remains politically neutral and has re-established its reputation as a top-tier intelligence organization whose sole focus is safeguarding the nation.”
He told the DSS chief that Nigeria’s greatest defence against internal security threats is an intelligence service that is professional and discreet, thus he advised him to keep this attitude.