The National Intelligence Agency,
NIA, has revealed why the agency blocked attempt to arrest its former DG,
Ambassador Ayodele Oke.
NIA operatives, last year,
blocked officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, from
taking Oye for questioning.
The face-off led to a Senate
investigation.
On Thursday, the acting Director
General of the Agency, Ambassador Mohammed Dauda, addressed the matter when he
appeared before a Senate ad hoc committee.
Dauda said the move to arrest the
former DG was first reported in the media even before the EFCC concluded on its
position on the issue.
He added that NIA was a secret
service whose operation were clandestine and highly classified.
Dauda explained that it was
normal to shield the agency from further negative publicity.
The Acting DG said there was no
official communication to the agency from the EFCC on the exact mission of its
operatives to the “residence” of Oke.
Dauda denied knowledge of any
letter from the Acting chairman of the EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, requesting for the
surrender of the former DG of the NIA, adding that the only letter received
from the EFCC chairman was a threat to report the conduct of the NIA to
President Muhammadu Buhari.
He regretted that the EFCC under
Magu had been hostile to and uncooperative with the NIA, leading to the massive
withdrawal of NIA operatives from the service of the EFCC.
Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
Advertise on NigerianEye.com to reach thousands of our daily users
NIA,and DSS are frustrating EFCC because EFCC is gaining endless trust hailing from the public. Shame on you
ReplyDelete