With deep respect for due process, focus on civility, and adherence to intelligence-driven operations, the new Director General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Oluwatosin Ajayi, is returning the agency to its professional roots, write Emmanuel Addeh and Linus Aleke
A New Kind of Spy Chief
When Oluwatosin Ajayi assumed office as Director General of the Department of State Services (DSS) in August 2024, a few Nigerians outside intelligence circles probably recognised his name. But within the security community, Ajayi’s reputation was already firmly established.