Bichi, DSS boss meets Osinbajo
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the new dss boss comes to the job with skills in intelligence gathering research analysis conflict management general investigation risk and vulnerability operations counter intelligence and protective operation and human resources management3 he was at various times the director national assembly liaison national war college director at national headquarters in the directorate of security enforcement directorate of operations directorate of intelligence directorate of inspection and directorate of administration and finance3 he also served as director at state service academy2 bichi attended danbatta secondary school the kano state college of advanced studies and the ahmadu bello university zaria where he graduated with a degree in political science2 the new director-general began his career in the security division of the cabinet office in kano from where he joined the defunct nigerian security organization nso the precursor of the present dss2 in the course of his career mr. bichi has worked as the state director of security in jigawa niger sokoto and abia states2 president buhari thereafter approved with effect from 14 september the appointment bichi as new director-general of the department of state service dss1 the details of the meeting are yet unknown as bichi declined to speak with the media reports1 mr. yusuf bichi the new director general of the director of state services dss is reported to have met with the vice president professor yemi osinbajo at the state house in abuja on tuesday1 mr bichi was appointed on september 13 to replace mr matthew seiyeifa who has been in the acting capacity after the dismissal of mr. lawal daura1 mr. bichi has undergone training in intelligence processing analysis agent handling recruitment and intelligence processing in the uk as well as strategic training at the national defence college1 daura was fired by the then acting president osinbajo on august 7 when president muhammadu buhari was on vacation1 dauras sack was sequel to the unauthorised blockade of the entrance to the national assembly by some hooded operatives of dss1 mr matthew seiyeifa a dss staff was appointed to act pending the appointment of a substantive director general1 bichi is a core secret service operative according to a statement by garba shehu senior special assistant on media to president buhari1