Acting
President, Yemi Osinbajo sacked the DG of DSS, Lawal Daura over the invasion of
the National Assembly by the DSS operatives, Daily Trust reports.
Masked
and unmasked DSS operatives laid siege to the National Assembly this morning,
halting lawmakers and staff from gaining entry into the complex.
Osinbajo
announced the sack of Daura via a statement by his media aide, Laolu Akande
without stating the reason. The sack was announce while he (Daura) was meeting
with the acting President.
About
10 minutes later, Acting President described as unauthorized takeover of the
National Assembly complex earlier today as a gross violation of constitutional
order, rule of law and all acceptable notions of law and order.
The
acting president in statement by Akande said “the unlawful act which was done
without the knowledge of the Presidency is condemnable and completely
unacceptable.
"
By this statement, Professor Osinbajo is consequently assuring Nigerians that
all persons within the law enforcement apparatus who participated in this
travesty will be identified and subjected to appropriate disciplinary
action."
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