The former DG began his career in the Security Division of the Kano State Cabinet Office before his transfer of service in 1984. The Commander-In-Chief of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, President Bola Tinubu, has approved the appointment of Y. Bichi, the immediate past Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS), as chairman of the Governing Board of the National Institute for Security Studies (NISS), Lower Usuma Dam, Abuja.