President Bola Tinubu has asked the Department of State
Services (DSS) to vacate the office of the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission (EFCC) in Ikoyi, Lagos, immediately.
He said if there were issues between the “two important
agencies of government”, they would be resolved amicably, according to a
statement shared with TheCable by the State House.
“The President gave the directive when reports that DSS
officials stormed the EFCC office located on Awolowo Road, Ikoyi, Lagos on
Tuesday, preventing officials of the anti-graft agency from accessing their
workplace, was brought to his attention,” the statement reads.
Recall that Officials of the DSS prevented personnel of the EFCC in Lagos from accessing their Ikoyi office.
The DSS officials were said to have been stationed at the
office of the EFCC located at Awolowo road, Ikoyi, Lagos, on Tuesday morning.
Reacting to the incident in a statement, Peter Afunanya, DSS
spokesperson, said the leadership of EFCC has “reached out to it (the Service)
for a final resolution of issues surrounding the property under reference”.
“For the avoidance of doubt, it is important to note that
the commission does not use 15 Awolowo Road DSS-owned property as holding
facility for its suspects. As such, the service never hindered the commission’s
access to its suspects anywhere,” the statement reads.
“While the service has accepted the commission’s entreaties
and certain concessions, sections of the media are advised to apply restraint
in their reportage of the matter in order to avoid instigating any rancours
between the two agencies.”
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Thank you Mr president Bola Tinubu for your swift directive to DSS. May Almighty Allah protect and bless you sir. Ameen
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