The Department of State Services (DSS) is in turmoil following a promotion examination scandal that has rocked the agency. Director-General Adeola Oluwatosin Ajayi has reportedly placed a ₦20 million bounty on individuals leaking information about the controversy and ordered the detention of 16 DSS officers.
According to insider sources, the scandal involves widespread malpractice and manipulation of the DSS’s internal promotion exams. Senior officers are alleged to have colluded to inflate scores, favor preferred candidates, and compromise the integrity of the process.
The fallout has been deadly. Reports indicate that eight officers died amid extreme hardship and anxiety while attempting to meet the demands of the self-funded exams, which offered no financial support for travel or accommodation. Officers who spoke to SaharaReporters described the conditions as “inhumane and chaotic.”
Beyond fatalities, sources claim that unqualified personnel set and marked the tests, resulting in shockingly low pass rates across several ranks:
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CSIO to ADIS: 44.4%
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PSIO to CSIO: 45.0%
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SSIO to PSIO: 74.5%
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SIO I to SSIO: 45.2%
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SIO II to SIO I: 38.2%
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SO to SIO II: 56.6%
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ASO to SO: 31.6%
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CD to ASO: 23.0%
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DI to CD: 31.3%
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DII to DI: 45.5%
“The integrity of the examination itself is in serious doubt,” a DSS operative said, adding that the outcome reflects “incompetence and has caused widespread disenchantment across all ranks.”
Sources indicate that Ajayi has targeted officers believed to have leaked the scandal to SaharaReporters, even allegedly reaching out to individuals connected to human rights activist Omoyele Sowore. The atmosphere of fear and secrecy appears aimed at suppressing details of the deaths and exam mismanagement from becoming public.
The promotion scandal has left DSS personnel outraged and raises serious questions about accountability and transparency within one of Nigeria’s key security agencies.
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