In a statement from the Head of Civil Service of the
Federation, via the Director of Communications, Danladi Kifasi, President
Muhammadu Buhari has today sacked the Director General of the State Security
Service, Ita Ekpenyong and appointed Lawal Daura as new head of the agency,
which serves as Nigeria’s secret police.
According to the statement, Mr. Daura was born in Daura on
the August, 5, 1953. He attended Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria from 1977 –
1980. He started his carrier in the State Security Service in 1982 and rose to
the rank of Director.
He was at one time the Deputy Director, Presidential
Communication, Command and Control Centre, at the Presidential Villa Abuja
between 2003 and 2007. He also served as State Director of Security Service at
various times in Kano, Sokoto, Edo, Lagos, Osun and Imo States.
The appointment is with immediate effect, the statement
said.
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