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BREAKING News: DSS Finally Speaks On Alleged N21b, Weapon, PVCs Found In Daura's House

Posted by Odinaka on Mon 13th Aug, 2018 - tori.ng

The Department of State Services has reacted to the rumours making the rounds online that billions of Naira, weapons, and thousands of PVCs were found in Daura's home.

 
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In a statement issued by the Spokesperson of the Department of State Services (DSS), Tony Opuiyo in Abuja on Monday, the nation's secret police denied the rumours making the round that a huge sum of money and weapons were found in the house of its sacked Director General, Lawal Daura.
 
The agency said that the rumours emanated from some fake videos which it said were circulated as being the outcome of a search allegedly carried out in the home of Daura, adding that there was no iota of truth in the allegation that N21bn and unspecified number of Permanent Voters Card were found in Daura’s houses.
 
The spokesman for the agency, Opuiyo, described the videos as fake, which gave an impression that the search was conducted at the residence of the former DG in both Abuja and Daura, Katsina State, adding that there was no search carried out in the home of Daura by any security agency.
 
Opuiyo said, “The attention of the Department of State Services has been drawn to the circulation of fake information and videos in which several items were said to have been recovered from the Katsina and Abuja homes of its immediate past Director General, Lawal Daura.
 
“These non-existent items include:N21bn cash, 400 assorted and sophisticated small arms and light weapons/rifles, and thousands of Permanent Voters Card belonging to Niger Republic immigrants.
 
“In another video also in circulation, some persons believed to be personnel of a security outfit were seen forcing open safes stocked with money. The security operatives were described as executing a recovery operation at the Katsina home of the former DGSS.
 
“Consequently, the Service wishes to inform the public that these videos are false and should be disregarded. So far, no such recovery operations have been undertaken by the EFCC or any other security agency at DSS’ office or residences of the former DG.
 
“There is no doubt that different interests have continued to give varied accounts of the incident of last week at the National Assembly.
 
“It may, however, be recalled that the Presidency had pledged to carry out a detailed investigation regarding the alleged National Assembly siege.”
 
Opuiyo asked members of the public to exercise restraint in their narration of events and as such, desist from spreading fake news or engaging in activities that he said might mislead or further cause a breach of the peace as well as preempt the outcome of investigations.


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