DSS disowns ex-DG Lawal Daura

The Department of State Services has issued a disclaimer for former
director-general Lawal Daura who was sacked last year, after mounting a
blockade of the National Assembly.

Former DSS boss Lawal Daura

In a rare statement on Tuesday by spokesman Peter Afunanya, the
secret service agency warned that “any person or group that further
engages him or his representatives/associates does so at their own
peril”.

The service also debunked notions that Daura still remotely controlled its affairs.

“The attention of the Department of State Services (DSS) has been
drawn to insinuations and wide speculations that its former Director
General, Alhaji Lawal Musa Daura mni, still controls affairs at the
Agency, long after his removal from Office.

“While the Service debunks this false belief, it warns that any
person or group that further engages him or his
representatives/associates does so at their own peril.

“The Service will not tolerate acts of impersonation designed to
undermine it and will decisively deal with person(s), no matter how
highly placed, that may engage in such behaviour. The public should,
therefore, note this and avoid circumstances under which unsuspecting
persons may be deceived.

“On the other hand, the DSS continues to recommit itself to the core
values of professionalism, selflessness, vigilance and the rule of law
that it has always been identified with”.

Daura was sacked ignominiously on August 7 last year by acting
President Yemi Osinbajo, after sending hooded servicemen to block the
National Assembly, an action that provoked national and international
outrage.

Daura, 65 years old, was appointed by President Buhari on July 2, 2015.

President Buhari later appointed in September 2018, Yusuf Magaji Bichi as Daura’s replacement.