Lawal Daura, sacked director-general of Department of State Services (DSS), authorised the blockade of the national assembly on his own, PRNigeria reports.
On August 7, operatives of the DSS prevented lawmakers from entering in the national assembly. The lawmakers were later allowed in after a protest.
Senate President Bukola Saraki was subsequently accused of colluding with Daura to stage the incident.
A close associate of Daura who did want to be named told PRNigeria that the sacked DSS DG took the action alongside some principal officers of sister agencies.
“Daura insisted that he took all actions in national interest through a collective responsibility including involvement of principal officers of sister agencies even though he did not disclose who authorised the siege on the national assembly,” the source said.
“While the former DSS boss has not officially handed over up…
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