Tension in Abuja as EFCC ‘arrests’ ex-DSS, NIA bosses

An attempt by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to arrest the heads of the Department of State Services (DSS) and the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) has reportedly caused tension in Abuja.
Premium Times reports that a combined team from the EFCC and Nigeria Police Force (NPF) attempted to arrest the former head of the NIA, Ayo Oke, as well as that of the DSS, Ita Ekpeyong, in their homes located at Mamman Nasir Street in the Asokoro District of Abuja.
They were, however, resisted by armed security agents of the two agencies on guard. It was learnt that about a 50-member team from the EFCC and the police had stormed the house of Ekpenyong, but could not arrest him.
It was learnt that the tension that occurred thereafter caused serious traffic situation in the area.
At the time of this report, none of the agencies had issued a formal explanation or given details concerning the incident.
It was gathered that some of the DSS officials, who were heavily armed, were also masked and claimed that they were working based on “orders from above.”
“In furtherance of its investigative activities to unravel the circumstances surrounding the $43.45 million cash recovered by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Lagos sometime in April 2017, the commission has invited former director general of the National Intelligence Agency, Ambassador Ayodele Oke and his wife, Folashade Oke.
“Oke had refused to honour previous invitations by the commission which resumed its investigation into the matter, following the federal government’s decision to relieve Oke of his position as DG.
“Beside the couple, other suspects are equally being invited to determine their culpability or otherwise in the humongous cash, in foreign currencies and naira notes, stashed in a residential building at Osborne road Ikoyi, Lagos,” a statement by the EFCC had said.

 

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