The plot was like that of a movie, leaving trained security and intelligence officials confused. At the end of it, Lawal Daura, then head of one of Nigeria’s foremost security agencies was whisked away while his well trained security aides waited for him.

Multiple sources at the Nigerian Presidency have told PREMIUM TIMES how Mr Daura, former Director-General of State Security Service, (SSS), was sacked and arrested on the orders of Acting President Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday.

Mr Daura was sacked after masked SSS operatives laid siege to the National Assembly complex preventing lawmakers and civil servants from gaining access into the building.

The siege was only lifted about an hour after Mr Daura’s sack.

OSINBAJO OUTRAGED

Sources at the presidential villa said Mr Osinbajo, who has been in charge since President Muhammadu Buhari proceeded on a 10 day vacation to the UK, was outraged by the actions of the SSS.

“When the siege began, the acting president quickly went to action and was able to gather preliminary information of what was going on after which he invited some of the security chiefs concerned for a briefing,” one of the sources said.

He said those invited include the Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris and the former DG, Mr Daura. PREMIUM TIMES earlier reported Mr Osinbajo’s meeting with both officials.

The source also said the acting president was briefed earlier by National Security Adviser, Babagana Monguno.

“When Lawal Daura came in, the acting president asked him who cleared him to order operatives to lay siege on the National Assembly; and his response was ‘shocking’.

“He simply said it’s within his powers and that he is only answerable to the President and Commander-in-Chief who appointed him,” the source said.


The source also said unknown to Mr Daura, the acting president had already spoken to Mr Buhari after initial reports indicated that Mr Daura “was in play with President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki.”

After his response, Mr Osinbajo told his media aide, Laolu Akande, to immediately issue a statement announcing the sack of Mr Daura.

“The acting president also asked the National Security Adviser to hand over the sacked DG to the police for further investigation,” he said.

DAURA ARRESTED

Another source at the Villa , who witnessed the drama that followed the directive from Mr Osinbajo, said as soon as his arrest was ordered, the Aide De Camp (ADC) to Mr Osinbajo was seen rushing to the ceremonial gate, where the Mobile Police Force office is located.

“The ADC returned to the VP wing with some mobile police officers in a rush and asked that a vehicle should be brought immediately to the rear area for (Daura’s) evacuation.

“We thought the VP, who is the only one whose convoy uses that place, was about to go out and there was a need for additional vehicle. An SUV was ‘scrambled’ but the ADC said they should bring a tinted Hilux van,” he said.

Meanwhile, the source said Mr Daura ‘s convoy and personal security were waiting for him, like they normally do, at the administration gate (a separate one from the ceremonial gate) not knowing what was going on inside.

“All of them thought the DG was still meeting with the acting president until the convoy was asked to return to headquarters empty,” he said.



Another source, a former director in the SSS who worked with Mr Daura, said he (Daura) is currently being detained at the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS), in Abuja.

“The fact that he was handed over to SARS and detained in a guest house (for high profile suspects) should give you an indication of how the government is handling this matter. He is now considered a suspected serious criminal,” he said.

He also said a combined team of both the police and SSS “would have begun interrogating Mr Daura by now.”

THE REPLACEMENT

PREMIUM TIMES on Tuesday reported how Mr Daura’s security details returned to the SSS headquarters without their principal.

A senior official at the SSS said the security details, after waiting for Mr Daura to come out from the meeting with the vice president, simply received an order from a director at the agency that they return to the agency’s headquarters.
By then, an acting Director-General had been named for the SSS.

Matthew Seiyefa, was until his appointment the director in charge of the Institute of Security Studies (ISS), an institution established in 2005 as the cardinal training institution for the SSS.

Mr. Seiyefa was the most senior official at the SSS after Mr Daura. He briefly met with Mr Osinbajo on Tuesday.

The acting DG, an indigene of Bayelsa State, was director of operations between 2007 and 2010 when Afakriya Gadzama ran the agency.

With about 34 years experience, Mr. Seiyefa served in different other capacities, including being state director in Osun, Akwa Ibom, and Lagos States.

He is also a member of the National Institute, having studied at the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru.

Insiders at the SSS said he is close to retirement, and was indeed billed to proceed on terminal leave later this month.

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“When Lawal Daura came in, the acting president asked him who cleared him to order operatives to lay siege on the National Assembly; and his response was ‘shocking’.

“He simply said it’s within his powers and that he is only answerable to the President and Commander-in-Chief who appointed him,” the source said.

The source also said unknown to Mr Daura, the acting president had already spoken to Mr Buhari after initial reports indicated that Mr Daura “was in play with President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki.”

The power tussle within the presidency cabal is real.Daura working for Saraki APC dont know how to tell lies.Otherwise Saraki should also be controlling the service chiefs, EFCC, IGP
A fact is that the APC planned an undemocratic coup that failed woefully hence somebody must be made the scape goat.
Let this ugly incident be thoroughly & independently investigated & let whosoever is implicated be thoroughly punished accordingly.

Buhari can come back the coup has failed!


Once a coupist is always a coupist - Donald Trump (2018)


**Modified**

For the young man that quoted me @Michoim

You don't expect the President not to exonerate their failed strategy

If your mother takes illicit drugs and goes mad,won't you tell the world that your mother's problem is village witch or enemies that makes her to run mad

Now Osibanjo will not use because of Nigeria dirty politics kill his reputation he has been guiding judiciously over the years

He is still a young man,and he believe that he will go places after Aso rock job!

That was why he decided to act fast and save his career.

Buhari was briefed about the coup,the strategist are Mamman Daura,Abba kyari,IGP and it was orchestrated by Adams Oshiomole.

But you know there is meeting after meeting

there are aware that someone must been sacrifice whether it succeed or not....Daura was made the scape goat!

Who are the Order from Above?

Every time you keep hearing that word

Is it God?

Your guess is good as mine!

Osibanjo sacked NHIS boss for fraud when Buhari was in London, when Buhari came back, he reinstated the same fraudulent NHIS boss.

Lawal Daura is chilling with Bubu somewhere in London as we speak.

Why focus on impeaching saraki when there are other pressing issues to attend



Bubu is a product of a licking condum

SUGAR CANE DON COMOT OO

Keep him there for a long time... and let him experience what others he has refused to release from detention go through

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I don't need to read this bullshit this morning..
Believe this bullcrap and be the biggest fool ever.

These Buhari security guys are capable of planning Coup in the country, just imagine that so called DSS DG telling the Acting President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria that his not answerable to him but to the President. While he is suppose to be loyal to the constitution of Nigeria (meaning whether he likes Osibanjo or not as long as he is the Acting President, DSS DG is obliged to obey him). Meanwhile most of President Buhari appointees are not respecters of Buhari or the law of the land. ANYWAY ONE CABAL IS DOWN,IGP SHOULD BE NEXT.

Abeg where is Aunty Kemi's real NYSC Discharge Certificate...watch as they repeat this "proved beyond reasonable doubt" ties to Saraki and PDP until we all start repeating them like brainless zombies.

Bull crap....

The presidency VS Nass... please can Russia Bring back World Cup like a replay. that's the only time i enjoyed after that na bad News everyday... cause me am tired of all diz Drama.... Russia bring back the World cup please...

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When Lawal Daura came in, the acting president asked him who cleared him to order operatives to lay siege on the National Assembly; and his response was ‘shocking’.

“He simply said it’s within his powers and that he is only answerable to the President and Commander-in-Chief who appointed him,” the source said.


The source also said unknown to Mr Daura, the acting president had already spoken to Mr Buhari after initial reports indicated that Mr Daura “was in play with President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki.”

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Daura be like

TimFisher2:



Buhari can come back the coup has failed!


Once a coupist is always a coupist - Donald Trump (2018)

You are sighted

Someone had to take the heat

He is just a sacrificial lamb

One down

IGP...next to go.

We are getting there slowly but surely

The real reason Buhari hate Saraki

FACT: In 1983, When the Senate Committee late Saraki chaired was investigating the stolen $2.8 Billion, from the Coffers Of NNPC Between 1977-1978, under Buhari’s watch as NNPC Boss. Muhammadu Buhari was Indicted by the Nigerian Senate over the missing funds, as the Money was traced to his Bank accounts with British bank, Midland bank, now HSBC. Muhammdu Buhari and his Military gangs, staged the 1983 coup that ousted the Shehu Shagari-led government to cover up his indictment by Senate Committee and the Justice Ayo Irikefe panels that probed the missing 2.8 billion dollars oil money.

Story

Akuko

It is only a fool that will believe that Lawal Daura was acting on his own...

The dullard may be outside the country but that doesn't mean he is not aware of everything that happens in the country right now...

Lawal couldn't have taken orders from anyone except the dullard himself...

The VP sacking and arresting him is not a big deal because this whole thing is a game...

BTW, I heard some jobless youths in daura wanted to raise their swords because the VP sacked their man...

Let them relax for now because sooner or later, everything from daura will be sent back to daura...

If those stupid youths have swords, let them sharpen it very well because by the time we send their dullard back to them by February next year, They'll needs those swords to kill themselves.

Lawal is the fall guy in a well orchestrated plan. Seyeifa is due for retirement after 34yrs in service so we expect another Daura to take over. This is just a ploy to change one of security chiefs before election to another region while he will legally retired before election...lol

Osinbanjo outraged??

They never born am to be outraged on buharis's appointee

Direct orders came from London

Ask NHIS boss

NoToAutocracy:
The real reason Buhari hate Saraki

FACT: In 1983, When the Senate Committee late Saraki chaired was investigating the stolen $2.8 Billion, from the Coffers Of NNPC Between 1977-1978, under Buhari’s watch as NNPC Boss. Muhammadu Buhari was Indicted by the Nigerian Senate over the missing funds, as the Money was traced to his Bank accounts with British bank, Midland bank, now HSBC. Muhammdu Buhari and his Military gangs, staged the 1983 coup that ousted the Shehu Shagari-led government to cover up his indictment by Senate Committee and the Justice Ayo Irikefe panels that probed the missing 2.8 billion dollars oil money.

misguided folks

My thoughts.......

Not yet uhuru, President Buhari might return and still reversed the sack, he has done it before when VP Osinbajo suspended the NHIS director.
The Cabal can still cast spell on him, Aisha talks about it but we ignore her.

Daura goes back to Daura.

From my own sources this morning

Every god damn party was guilty of something yesterday.

Only that the president and vice president were left in the dark

Although I am still a strong supporter of APC within my state, I am just being objective here

midolian:
"Only answerable to the Commander in Chief".

If he was not in cahoots with Buhari, how could he have given such a brazen answer to Osibanjo knowing that he, was the acting President.

Sacrificial lamb