The Presidency Wednesday said that the sacked Director General
of the Department of State Services, DSS, Lawal Daura will remain under house
arrest.
A presidency source
that spoke on condition of anonymity said that shortly after the dismissal of
the former DSS boss by the Acting President Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday, he
(Daura) was arrested right inside the presidential Villa, by men of the
Nigerian Police Force.
The source also
confirmed that Mr. Daura was presently being detained in one of the
presidential guests houses at Aso Rock.
He said, “He will
remain there until several investigation over certain issues bordering on him
are concluded.” It was reliably gathered that when the sacked DSS DG finished
his meeting with Osinbajo on Tuesday after the siege to the National Assembly,
he did not follow the normal exit route rather he was secretly whisked away
from the Acting President’s office by police officers even without the
knowledge of his aides that came with him.
Besides being one of
the favourite appointees of President Muhammad Buhari, the sacked DSS boss was
accused to have carried out different controversial actions which the
government believed were painting it in bad light.
Among such actions were
the raid in October on the homes of judges accused of corruption, whom were
later not found guilty and the damaging report against the confirmation of the
EFCC boss.
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