The Department of State Services (DSS) has sent its former spokesperson, Marilyn Ogar and 14 other senior officials, including two directors on compulsory retirement.
A signal from the leadership of the DSS, issued Wednesday night, confirmed the development, but did not reveal the identities of other officers affected by the exercise.
Ogar was promoted Deputy Director alongside 44 others in promotions that were done in the twilight of the Goodluck Jonathan’s administration.
But the new administration had reversed the promotions, citing irregularities and breach of extant rules guiding such actions.
Ogar reportedly earned her promotion following commendation she received from former President Jonathan for doing “a fantastic job” as spokesperson of the DSS.
The erstwhile spokesperson was said to have been transferred outside the Abuja headquarters of the Service shortly after the change in government at the centre.
Ogar was said to have been investigated over issues relating to her conduct in the last few years, which turned out that she was found guilty on alleged partisanship in the build-up of the 2015 general elections.
Although the former Spokesperson of the DSS is not due for retirement, the action of the security agency is seen as a disciplinary measure.
It will be recalled that Ogar was recalled from a study leave abroad, removed as the spokesperson of the agency and later demoted from the rank of deputy director after she was promoted in the twilight of the Goodluck Jonathan administration.
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