Buhari Fires His Chief Security Officer, asks SSS To Redeploy Him

President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday fired his Chief Security Officer, Abdulrahman Mani, and requested the State Security Service to redeploy him out of the presidential villa, sources in the presidential villa and the State Security Service have told Premium Times.

The presidency has yet to officially announce the development, but according to Premium Times, Mr. Mani has since been replaced by Bashir Abubakar, who, until his appointment was an assistant director in the Bayelsa state command of the SSS.

Mr. Mani has in turn been redeployed to the Ebonyi state command of the SSS,  Premium Times sources said.

The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, directed all enquiries on the matter to the State Security Service.

“I don’t speak on security matters, so you may have to ask the SSS,” Mr. Adesina told Premium Times.

The spokesperson for the SSS could however not be reached for comments.

Sources familiar with the matter however told Premium Times that the president ordered Mr. Mani removed following repeated complaints that he was blocking people with genuine appointments from having access to the President.