PRNigeria has reported that sacked director-general of Department of State Services (DSS), Lawal Daura authorised the blockade of the national assembly after consulting other senior officials of the Buhari administration.
Operatives of the DSS prevented lawmakers from entering in the national assembly on August 7, 2018.
He was later accused of colluding with Senate President Bukola Saraki to stage the incident and subsequently lost his job.
But a close associate of the detained former DSS boss told PRNigeria that Daura took the action alongside some principal officers of sister agencies.
According to the source, “Daura insisted that he took all actions in national interest through a collective responsibility including involvement of principal officers of sister agencies even though he did not disclose who authorised the siege on the national assembly.”
“While the former DSS boss has not officially handed over up till now, his house both in Asokoro and Gwarinpa were thoroughly searched in the night and nothing incriminating were found, and all items found including necklace, praying mat, CDs, ATM card, women bags, documents, and receipts have been duly returned to him accordingly.”
The source said when Daura was sacked, he did not know his offence and that demoralised him.
“Daura has been completely demoralised by the widespread insinuations of working for the opposition when he took daring moves to protect the presidency and the ruling party against the antics of the powerful opposition elements,” the source said.
“The allegation of being a mole is utter balderdash. Spymasters all over the world can be sacrificed but not to the extent of rubbishing their integrity and reputation on the altar of political considerations, especially a spymaster created by the same system considering the delicate and sensitive nature of intelligent services.”