The Department of State Services, DSS, has vowed to deal ruthlessly with terrorists, bandits and other subversive elements threatening the peace of the country.
Its Director-General, Yusuf Bichi, said this at the graduation ceremony held in honour of participants of the Executive Intelligence Management Course at the National Institute for Security Studies, Abuja.
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 members of the public to support and cooperate with the military, and other security agencies in the country.
In his words, 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.
He maintained that it is better to unite than to be scattered, saying they should not allow theirselves to be instigated to see theirselves as enemies.
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.”
A total of 74 participants of the directorate/executive cadre, drawn from Nigeria, the Gambia, Ghana, and Niger Republic, participated in the 2022 course.