SSS uncovers arms in Akwa Ibom Govt House •Fayose condemns DSS invasion

Akwa Ibom State Governor, Mr. Udom Emmanuel

Men of the Department of the State Service have uncovered
arms and ammunition from the Akwa Ibom State Government
House in Uyo.
It was learnt that the discovery was made during a surprise raid.
The operation was jointly carried out by operatives from the SSS
headquarters in Abuja and the state command, according to
Premium Times. The SSS reportedly stormed the Hilltop Mansion
based on security reports.
After ransacking the entire residence of the governor, which is
yet to be occupied by the serving Governor, Udom Emmanuel,
the operatives moved to guest houses and the presidential
lodge, said to be currently in use by ex-Governor Godswill
Akpabio.
Security sources said on Friday that the arms were found in one
of the guest houses while searching for documents and
Improvised Explosive Devices.
When contacted, the state government declined to comment on
the report.
Meanwhile, Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Ayodele Fayose, has
condemned the invasion of the Akwa Ibom Government House
by the armed men of Department of State Services.
Fayose said the manner the DSS ransacked, intimidated and
harassed the occupants, claiming they were searching for bomb
and documents, was “strange and anti-democracy.”
The governor, however, accused the DSS of acting a sinister
motive to run down the Peoples Democratic Party-controlled
states, instead of going after the Independent National Electoral
Commission suspected to have been involved in graft.
He said, “Interestingly, the DSS under Alhaji Lawal Daura that
has turned Akwa Ibom State and other states into centre of its
draconian operations has not deemed it necessary to invite for
questioning, the Yobe State Resident Electoral Commissioner,
Mr. Abu Zarma, in whose bank account N15m alleged to be a
bribe was found.
“From the barbaric act of the DSS and other actions under Alhaji
Lawal Daura in the last few weeks, one can conclude that Daura
is taking Nigeria back to the 1984 era of Gen. Mohammadu
Buhari and this is unfortunate.
“No doubt, the DSS Director-General is acting out a sinister
script of taking over the PDP-controlled states in the South-
South and South East by whatever means.
“Daura’s actions as the DG DSS are regrettable, unfortunate,
condemnable and unacceptable because he has come to
symbolise dictatorship, which democracy abhors.”
Fayose, who addressed journalists on Friday in Ado-Ekiti
through his Special Assistant on Public Communications and
New Media, Mr. Lere Olayinka, urged President Muhammadu
Buhari to call Daura to order or sack him if he was
uncontrollable.”
“As for me, I will continue to talk because Nigeria belongs to all
of us. Nigeria is not a banana republic that can be ruled anyhow
by anyone and Daura should know that this reign of brute force
over constitutional democracy will fail.”
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