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.”
Source:punchng
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