Police grill ex-DG DSS, Lawal Daura
NEWS DIGEST – The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) interrogated the sacked Director General of the Directorate of Security Services (DSS) Lawal Daura after his appointment was terminated by Acting President Yemi Osinbajo, Daily Trust Reports.
The embattled former DG was questioned as to why DSS operatives carried out a blockade of the National Assembly, which the acting president described as an “unlawful act” done “without the knowledge of the Presidency.”
Daura, who was appointed on July 2, 2015 by President Muhammadu Buhari, was summoned by the acting president and his sack was announced 45 minutes into his meeting with Osinbajo. The meeting was also attended by Inspector General of Police Ibrahim Idris.
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Daily Trust reports that the Chief of Staff to the President, Malam Abba Kyari, was seen entering the office of the Acting president at 1.50pm yesterday. Five minutes after Kyari’s arrival, a statement was issued by the spokesperson of the acting president, Mr. Laolu Akande, announcing Daura’s sack “with immediate effect.”
“Mr. Daura has been directed to hand over to the most senior officer of the State Security Service until further notice,” the terse statement said.
After the meeting with Osinbajo, Daura was whisked away by security operatives through the ‘backdoor’, thereby beating State House reporters who were awaiting his exit via the main entrance, from where he earlier entered.
The sacked DSS boss left behind his two official vehicles at the State House. At 2.17pm, the black SUVs were taken away by DSS operatives.
The sacked DG was taken to the Guzape offices of the NPF in a convoy of police vehicles where he was questioned.
Police spokesman, acting DCP Jimoh Moshood, could not be reached last night but a source said it was important to investigate the matter and also to detain Daura while the leadership transition at the DSS headquarters in Abuja was in play.
Daura who succeeded Ita Ekpeyong as DSS boss started his career in the service in1982 and rose to the position of director before he left in 2007.
