SACKED DSS DG, DAURA EXPOSED WHO HE IS ANSWERABLE TO, SENT SERIOUS WARNING TO OSINBAJO – (FULL REPORT)
SACKED
DSS DG, DAURA EXPOSED WHO HE IS ANSWERABLE TO, SENT SERIOUS WARNING TO OSINBAJO
– (FULL REPORT)
Latest
report as the response of sacked Director-General of the Department of State
Services (DSS), Lawal Daura, to Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, might be
responsible for his removal.
As
reported, masked DSS operatives early Tuesday morning prevented lawmakers from
accessing the National Assembly for several hours.
The
widespread media attention and outrage from Nigerians, as well as attempts by
furious lawmakers to break into the premises, forced the security agents to
grant access to the parliament.
Limitedly,
the access was only granted to serving lawmakers. All other members of staff at
the National Assembly, as well as journalists and other independent observers
were denied entry.
The
siege lasted until late afternoon when DSS operatives stood down after
receiving reports that Acting President Yemi Osinbajo did not authorise the
deployment and had fired the director-general of the secret police, Lawal
Daura, as a consequence.
Presidential
sources has disclosed events that led to Daura’s removal. Quoted by newsmen,
the sources disclosed that Osinbajo communicated his action to his principal,
President Muhammadu Buhari before going public with the announcement but this
was after the SSS boss was placed as a suspected mole in the security agency.
Although
his activities suggests Daura was taking directives from Buhari, who appointed
him, he is lately been suspected to be working for Senate President, Bukola
Saraki.
“When
the siege began, the acting president quickly went to action and was able to
gather preliminary information of what was going on after which he invited some
of the security chiefs concerned for a briefing,” one of the sources said.
Those
invited include the Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, who said the
siege came as a surprise to him and the former DSS DG, Mr Daura, who is
reportedly arrested even though his whereabout at the moment remained unknown.
“When
Lawal Daura came in, the acting president asked him who cleared him to order
operatives to lay siege on the National Assembly; and his response was
‘shocking’.
“He
simply said it’s within his powers and that he is only answerable to the
President and Commander-in-Chief who appointed him,” the source said.
After
his response, Mr Osinbajo told his media aide, Laolu Akande, to immediately
issue a statement announcing the sack of Mr Daura.
“The
acting president also asked the National Security Adviser to hand over the
sacked DG to the police for further investigation,” the source added.
Some
Nigerians have said the presidency was using Daura as a scapegoat because the
government plan to oust Saraki has failed.
Some
are of the opinion that there was no way the sacked DSS DG who is the cousin of
the president could turn around and betray his principal working for Saraki. T
his
position was also corroborated by the PDP who asked Osinbajo to “shed the idea
of using” the sacked Director General of the Department of Services, Lawal
Daura as “the fall guy” for Tuesday’s invasion of the National Assembly by
security forces.
The opposition
party maintained that the siege was with the “absolute knowledge and approval
of President Muhammadu Buhari, Vice President Osinbajo, and the All
Progressives Congress (APC).”
Also,
the APC has accused Mr Saraki of masterminding the drama that transpired at the
parliament yesterday.
