President Muhammadu Buhari has fired Director General of the State Security Service (SSS), Ita
Ekpenyong
Lawal Musa Daura is appointed as a replacement.
The news
was announced on Thursday by the Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Danladi.
Daura, is said to be returning to the SSS from retirement.
According to the report: The removal of Ekpenyong, who was appointed DG of the agency on
September 8, 2010, has
long been expected.
Under him, the SSS became openly partisan, especially in the
run-up to the 2015 general elections.
Rather than gathering intelligence necessary to make the country
safe, the agency busied itself more with harassing and arresting opposition
figures, ransacking firms and offices with ties to the All Progressives
Congress (APC) and appearing on television to disparage opposition politicians
and their party.
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