Ex-DSS director blames political leaders for rising instability

Dennis Amachree, a retired director of the Department of State Services (DSS), has stated that because Nigerian political leaders have failed to provide the benefits of democracy to the general public, they have turned into active instigators.

Security expert Amachree further stated that the political class’s lack of patriotism and corruption pose a threat to national security.

At the Department of State Services (DSS), formerly known as the State Security Service (SSS), 40th anniversary celebration, he talked while giving a book presentation.

Following the National Security Organization’s (NSO) disintegration in 1986, the intelligence agency was established. The NSO also gave rise to the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) and the Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA).

Amachree provided an insider’s perspective of the difficulties, sacrifices, and obligations that come with defending national interests as a secret service agent in his book “DSS@40: My Journey Behind The Shield.”

“The endemic corruption and profound lack of patriotism among Nigeria’s political class represent a fundamental threat to national security, one that arguably surpasses external adversaries,” he stated, emphasising the danger that politicians bring to the country’s security.

Political leaders have turned into active instability architects rather than offering the leadership needed to stabilise a nation in decline.

“The state used to be a protector of the people, but their actions and systemic inaction have turned it into a major force behind socioeconomic collapse.”

Speaking about the “anatomy of political sabotage,” he added that criminal or insurgent behaviour is not the only cause of the nation’s current security dilemma.

“This ‘slippery slope’ is a direct symptom of political failure,” claims Amachree.