SaharaReporters confirmed that President
Buhari forced the Director General of State
Security Services, Ita Ekpeyong, to resign
effective immediately.
A source at Aso Rock told our
SaharaReporters correspondent that the
order came directly from President Buhari
and that it would take immediate effect.
Mr. Ekpeyong’s termination comes at a time
when power struggles within the
Department of State Security Service has
been public knowledge, with authorities in
the Presidential Villa removing DSS officials
from Presidential protection.
It has also been learned that Lawal Musa
Daura has been appointed as the Director
General of the DSS, which was stated in a
letter by the Head of Civil Service of the
Federation, Barr. Danladi Kifasi.
Barr. Kifasi was once the Deputy Director
Presidential Communication, Command and
Control Centre at the Presidential Villa Abuja
between 2003 and 2007. He also served as
the State Director of Security Service at
various times in Kano, Sokoto, Edo, Lagos,
Osun and Imo States
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