ABUJA, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday appointed Yusuf Magaji Bichi as the new head of the Department of State Services (DSS).
In a statement, Buhari described the new secret police chief as "a core secret service operative" and said the appointment takes effect from Friday.
"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 management," the statement said.
Before his appointment, the new secret police chief served as head of various units of the secret police in Nigeria.
On Aug. 7, the Nigerian president fired Lawal Musa Daura, the former director-general of the DSS, after a siege on the parliament building by masked security operatives.
