Ex-Kaduna Gov Umar supports Daura’s sack

Former Military governor of old Kaduna state, Col Abubakar Umar, has thrown his support at the removal of the directorGeneral of Department of State Security (DSS), Alhaji Lawal Daura.
Umar, in a press a statement on Friday, said his removal came as surprise to many, but seemed to contradict the world order.
He said in the statement that: “Without a doubt, in the last three years, Daura had marched from one audacious act of impunity to another, had rudely defied the President, had routinely ignored court orders and seemed all, but successful incurving out, for himself, a government within a government in Nigeria”.
The ex-gov said there was hardly any observer of the turbulent Nigerian political scene over the last several years, who still believed that Daura was subject to any laws not to speak of official code of behaviour.
“But on Thursday, the 7th of August, 2018, Acting President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo signed a terse, two paragraph letter telling Lawal Daura that he has been dismissed from office.
Not only that, Osinbajo also ordered Daura be arrested and remanded in police custody.
Umar said given all the distress created by Daura’s action, and those caused through his refusal to act, the decision to sack him did not come “a moment too soon.
“In the interest of our democracy, in order to guard against unexpected threats and conspiracies, the action taken by the acting President must not stop halfway.
“The government should seek to discover the motives as well as the explanation for some of those crazy maneuvers, many of which simply beggars belief.
Umar said Daura’s areas of probe should include where and in what condition were all the assets handed over to him by the immediate past D-G, SSS, Mr.
Ita Ekpenyong and why he deployed SSS operatives and prevented EFCC personnel from searching the residences of the former D-G and former D-G, NIA.