The Department of State Services (DSS) has vowed to deal ruthlessly with terrorists, bandits, and other subversive elements threatening the peace of the country.
The Director-General State Services (DG SS), Yusuf Bichi, said this yesterday, at the graduation ceremony held in honour of participants of the Executive Intelligence Management Course (EIMC15), at the National Institute for Security Studies (NISS), Abuja.
A total of 78 participants of the directorate/executive cadre, drawn from Nigeria, the Gambia, Ghana, as well as Niger Republic, participated in the 2022 course.
Bichi warned against attempts by subversive elements to undermine the authority, unity, and corporate existence of the nation.
According to him, security is a whole-of-society approach, hence the need for members of the public to support and cooperate with the military, and other security agencies in the country.
“Our destiny is in our hands, and it is time to say enough is enough. My Service will not allow anybody to mess up this country. If you attack our structures, we will attack you. If you attack our men, we will attack you. It is tit-for-for-tat. The way God created Nigeria, nobody can dismantle this nation,” he said.
The DG SS maintained that it is better to unite than to be scattered.
“Let us not allow ourselves to be instigated to see ourselves as enemies,” he said.
On inter-agency synergy, he said, “Let me assure you that the DSS has come of age, and we will continue to partner with the military and other sister agencies to tackle the insecurity in the country.”
He said Nigeria will surmount the challenges of insecurity caused by terrorism and banditry.
He said, “Nigeria is not a failed state: Nigeria has all the indices of a great nation.”
