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
President Bola Tinubu has asked the Department of State Services to vacate the office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission 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.that Officials of the DSS prevented personnel of the EFCC in Lagos from accessing their Ikoyi office.
Reacting to the incident in a statement, Peter Afunanya, DSS spokesperson, said the leadership of EFCC has “reached out to it 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.
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