The Director-General of the Department of State Services, Mr. Oluwatosin Ajayi has moved a motion for first-class graduates to be recruited into the DSS. He stressed the need for a shift in public perception, noting that many Nigerians view security agencies as adversaries rather than allies.
Mr. Ajayi who noted this during the 2025 distinguished personality lecture at the University of llorin titled; “The Roles of the DSS in Security” where he was represented by the DSS Deputy Director, Mr. Patrick Ikenweiwe.
In his argument, Mr. Ajayi recommended Israel’s selective university admission system moving that the recruitment of top academic performers into the DSS should be a compulsory national policy.
“Like I know, in Israel, there is one examination that students take to get admitted into the university. The moment you score above 70 marks, you have no option but to be sent to the university there.
“Tell me how would a ‘Dundee’ (dullard) be able to keep security in a criminal gang that is constituted of First Class people? You know, it takes intellect to track criminality.
“So, if I have my way in this country, and we keep praying that we do the right thing, the academia should be able to supply us, sincerely, the details of students who have excelled in their various fields of study so that they would be forced to serve this great nation,” he said.
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