Operatives of the Department of the State Service, DSS, are reportedly preventing officials of the anti-graft agency, Economic and Financial Crimes
A source affected by the development revealed this to DAILY POST on Tuesday.Peter Afunanya, spokesman of the DSS, did not respond to calls put through to him for comments on the matter.According to reports, both agencies have been at loggerheads with each other over the ownership of the building.
As of the time of writing this report, all the EFCC officials at the office on Awolowo Road, Ikoyi, were prevented from accessing the building by DSS officials.
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