The State Security Service (SSS) on
Thursday uncovered a “stockpiles of
arms and ammunition” from the Akwa
Ibom State Government House in Uyo,
the state capital, during a surprise raid,
top security sources have told PREMIUM
TIMES.
The operation, which was jointly carried
out by operatives from the SSS
headquarters in Abuja and a detachment
from the Akwa Ibom State Command of
the Service, were said to have stormed
the Hilltop Mansion based on security
reports that suggested arms and
ammunition were stored in a room
there.
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.
It was, however, in one of the guest
houses within the expansive complex,
the source said, that the stockpile of
arms and ammunition were found
locked up in a large room.
Apart from the arms stockpile, the
source also said the operatives
uncovered a guest room filled with
United States dollar notes.
“It is true that our operatives carried out
an operation in Akwa Ibom State
Government House in Uyo yesterday,”
the source said.
“During the operation which lasted for
over an hour, our operatives found
stockpile of arms and ammunition
locked up in one of the guest houses
within the Government House complex.
“We also found a room which has stacks
of United States dollars, but since we had
no order to take them away, our
operatives left the room untouched.”
One of our sources said the operatives
initially wanted to evacuate the dollar
notes but received instructions from
their superiors in Abuja to let the notes
be.
However, a staff of the Government
House, who pleaded not to be named for
security reasons, told PREMIUM TIMES
that in the course of the operation, a lot
of government property were damaged
by the SSS operatives.
He claimed the operatives did not
ransack the official residence of the
governor but confirmed they broke into
all the guest houses within the
Government House complex.
The source also confirmed that Governor
Emmanuel was yet to move into his
official residence.
The SSS could not be immediately
reached to officially comment on the
operation. The agency does not have a
known spokesperson that could be
reached for comments.
And it’s Director General, Lawal Daura,
did not answer or return multiple calls
to his telephone.
However, apparently jolted by the
development, the raid has attracted
harsh reactions from the leadership of
the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.
An official of the SSS said PDP’s loud
reaction “is to divert attention and
downplay the findings of the Service”.
The Acting Chairman of the party, Uche
Secondus, while hosting Bayelsa State
governor, Seriake Dickson, in his office
Friday, raised the alarm and described
the invasion as a civilian coup d’état.
Mr. Secondus said the action is part of
the strategy of the ruling All Progressives
Congress, and the Muhammadu Buhari-
led government to forcefully take some
states won by the opposition PDP.
”Let me alert this nation that there was a
civilian coup d’état in Akwa Ibom State
where the State Security Service, headed
by Lawal Daura, invaded the
Government House in Akwa Ibom,
ransacked the entire Government House,
looking for the governor (Udom
Emmanuel), to kidnap,” Mr. Secondus
said.
“We want to alert this nation that this is
part of the strategy of APC and its
Federal Government to forcefully take
Akwa Ibom, Rivers, Abia and Taraba
States by force because they are not
satisfied with the control of the Federal
Government.
“They still want to take over by force all
the states controlled by PDP. “This
nation belongs to all, to both PDP and
APC, a situation where, consistently, the
SSS has assaulted states controlled by
PDP, the international community
should be aware of what is going on. Is
this democracy? Is this how PDP ruled in
16 years?
“We want to advise and point out to the
President that we will not tolerate this
anti-democratic arrangement by APC
and SSS because it will be a
reincarnation of Rafindadi days when
he was in charge of SSS.
“This is exactly the format. Daura is a
reincarnation of Rafindadi and
Nigerians are not ready for what
happened 30 years ago. This is a clear
warning that they should desist from
taking laws into their hands.”
On his part, the Ekiti State Governor,
Ayo Fayose, called for the immediate
sack of the Director General of the SSS,
Lawal Daura, whom he accused for the
invasion.
Mr. Fayose said armed men from the
Special Squad of the SSS invaded the
Presidential Wing of the Government
House, Uyo, in a commando style,
ransacked it, intimidated and harassed
the occupants, claiming that they were
searching for bomb and documents.
While wondering when Akwa Ibom State
Government House turned into a bomb-
making factory, Mr. Fayose said he was
shocked that men of the SSS were
overzealously looking for bomb in Akwa
Ibom instead of the Boko Haram-ravaged
North East Nigeria.
“From the barbaric act of the SSS
yesterday and other actions of Security
Service under Alhaji Lawal Daura in the
last few weeks, one can conclude that
Daura is taking Nigeria back to the 1984
era of General Mohammadu Buhari and
this is unfortunate.
“No doubt, the Director General (DG) SSS,
Lawal Daura is acting out a sinister
script of taking over Peoples Democratic
Party (PDP) controlled States in the
South-South and South East by whatever
means,” Mr. Fayose said.
“To say the least, the invasion of the
Akwa Ibom State Government House on
Thursday ordered by Daura, is a rape of
democracy and invitation to chaos and
anarchy. It is authoritarian, dictatorial
and I condemn it strongly,”
“It is unfortunate that this is happening
under President Buhari’s watch, and
painful that Alhaji Lawal Daura is
drawing Nigeria back to the Military
era.”
Mr. Fayose recalled the arrest of the
Independent National Electoral
Commission, INEC; Resident Electoral
Commissioner, REC, in Akwa Ibom,
Austin Okojie, by men of the SSS in July,
as a continued case of undemocratic
tendencies by the security agency under
its new leadership.
“I wonder why “the SSS under Alhaji
Lawal Daura that has turned Akwa Ibom
State and other states into centres of its
draconian operations has not deemed it
necessary to invite for questioning, the
Yobe State INEC REC, Mr. Abu Zarma, in
whose bank account N15 million alleged
to be a bribe was found.”
He said the recent action by the SSS and
the earlier arrest of the state REC were
part of a sinister plot by the APC, to
circumvent the will of the people of the
South-South and South-East states
controlled by the PDP.
Saying the plot would fail ultimately, Mr.
Fayose argued that if a Government
House occupied by a governor, who
enjoys the same immunity like the
President, as provided in the 1999
Constitution, could be invaded by a
special squad of the SSS, it meant the SSS
DG was moving the country towards
dictatorship.
He said having witnessed the era of
dictatorship and barbarism where
Nigerians were treated with contempt,
the governor said under the present
democracy the people would never
accommodate the 1984 era of draconian
rule.
Mr. Fayose urged Mr. Buhari to call the
DG SSS to order, pointing out that he
should be made to know that his
extremely controversial activities since
he assumed office were of growing
concern to Nigerians.
“His actions as the DG SSS are
regrettable, unfortunate, condemnable
and unacceptable because he has come
to symbolise dictatorship, which
democracy abhors,” Mr. Fayose
continued.
“Alhaji Lawal Daura should know that he
is holding the office of DG SSS that he
presently occupies in trust for all
Nigerians and such office is not one that
can be turned into instrument of
political witch-hunt.
“If Alhaji Daura continues with his use
of the SSS to harass, intimidate and
assault the constitution of Nigeria,
President Buhari may have to show to
Nigerians that he is not a party to the
use of the security agency to witch-hunt
his political opponents by sacking the DG
SSS,” the governor said.

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Is the govt. house an army division?

secundus abi na seconda una neva see anything yet..this is just the beginning. ... I laf PDP in swahili. ..US dollar bills stacked in a room? money don come for buhari to take handle important issues o

1stGenius:
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if the easterners has to unite now and attack,this daura men are ready to do anything.

Total Northernization is the way! Nigeria must have a similar ideology, Nigeria must speak with one voice, Nigeria must be homogenous, Nigeria must be Northernize! Northernization is not equal to Islamization, Northernization is not equal to Hausa- Fulani. Northernization is for anyone, Any tribes, Everyone who wants to cooperate with the strongest power in Africa, It is a balance between the West (Britain/America) and the Middle East powers(Saudi Arabia/Iran). You can't win against Northernization, Rather than fighting against it fight for your stake and benefit in it. Just like what the Western powers are doing in the Iranian deal, and what Black Americans did in America. There are tired of fighting against it, they rather seek to benefit from it.

Watch how the wailing wailers attack President Buhari and totally ignore the fact that arms were found in Akwa Ibom State Government house with stockpiles of dollar notes.

To them, Godswill Akpabio is now an arms dealer!

Wahala

I no trust the dss again o

The Gestapo DSS, has decided not to allow its mother sleep. Well that's okay. When they too, can't sleep, maybe then we all will be okay. This new tactic of storm, plant and frame will soon produce its disastrous effects. Let's keep watching

saintkash:
secundus abi na seconda una neva see anything yet..this is just the beginning. ... I laf PDP in swahili. ..US dollar bills stacked in a room? money don come for buhari to take handle important issues o

If you believe that this will end well for the President and his brother in the DSS, then you are a JJC. This sort of practices never last for long, and end up burning the hands that placed them in the fire. Just ask Saddam Hussein, Gaddaffi and Morsi.

Is this why akpabio almost commit suicide in an accident to have a window of opportunity to run away? Yeye de smell.

PDP should explain to us, what are the arms and ammunition doing in a state house?

Its a fallacy. DSS ought to have to such operations with the press.

hinwazaka:

If you believe that this will end well for the President and his brother in the DSS, then you are a JJC. This sort of practices never last for long, and end up burning the hands that placed them in the fire. Just ask Saddam Hussein, Gaddaffi and Morsi.

once it will not stop until after four years then let d game continue. .... one down n many more to go... change was just a slogan before election but it is now reality. .. embrace it

Blakjewelry:
I no trust the dss again o

but during GEj u trusted dem abi? wen dss were used to rig election in ekiti..u trusted dem..wen dey went to apc secretariat in lag to ransack n frame ppl up..u trusted dem.. wen dem dey talk anyhow in person of madam Marilyn oga...u trusted dem... if u must knw. .na now dem dey do dia real job. ..

psucc:
Its a fallacy. DSS ought to have to such operations with the press.

don't forget its A Secret service oo.. anything dat involves press is public service. .lolz

saintkash:


but during GEj u trusted dem abi? wen dss were used to rig election in ekiti..u trusted dem..wen dey went to apc secretariat in lag to ransack n frame ppl up..u trusted dem.. wen dem dey talk anyhow in person of madam Marilyn oga...u trusted dem... if u must knw. .na now dem dey do dia real job. ..

So you are trying to tell me that an action that is bad will automatically turn to right because it is now gmb era abi?

OK I now see your definition of right and wrong

Blakjewelry:

So you are trying to tell me that an action that is bad will automatically turn to right because it is now gmb era abi?

OK I now see your definition of right and wrong

raiding a place is now bad abi? its within their job jurisdiction to raid a suspicious person or place. ..why r u concern abt d action of DSS instead of the findings from dia action eh? dat alone speaks bundle of ur opinion on dis administration. .. last time I checked akwaibom government house/lodge is not a military barracks or armoury whre arms n ammunitions are kept.

No be today e start o

“We do not want our Southern neighbours to interfere in our development. We have never associated ourselves with the activities of these
people. We do not know them, we do not
recognize them, and we share no responsibility in their actions. We shall demand our rights when the time is ripe. If the British quit Nigeria now at this
stage, the Northern people would continue their uninterrupted conquest to the sea”. - Sir Tafawa Balewa (1947)

“We the people of the North will continue our stated
intention to conquer the South and to dip the Koran
in the Atlantic ocean after the British leave our
shores.” - Sir Ahmadu Bello (1957)

“The new nation called Nigeria should be an estate of our great grandfather Uthman Dan Fodio. We must ruthlessly prevent a change of power. We must use the minorities in the North as willing tools and the South as a conquered territory and never allow them to rule over us and never allow them to have control over their future”- Sir Ahmadu Bello (1960)

saintkash:


raiding a place is now bad abi? its within their job jurisdiction to raid a suspicious person or place. ..why r u concern abt d action of DSS instead of the findings from dia action eh? dat alone speaks bundle of ur opinion on dis administration. .. last time I checked akwaibom government house/lodge is not a military barracks or armoury whre arms n ammunitions are kept.

Same way the former nsa is being taken to court over a case everybody knows it's just a waste of resources. If they are sure of what they are saying why not put up the arms in display. Similar issue was raised during the lagos invasion. Why not sample the evidence until later

saintkash:


once it will not stop until after four years then let d game continue. .... one down n many more to go... change was just a slogan before election but it is now reality. .. embrace it

Do you think the PDP and all the men you term as the enemies of Nigeria, were not prepared for this kind of treatment. Uche secondus and the PDP, are just playing the wounded lamb, just to paint their plight as just in the foreign media. Once they have characterised the government as unjust and totalitarian, they will have achieved phase 1 of their plan. The next phase will come next year, when the oil glut and the recession, proper, hits us. When poverty and scarcity hits all of us, you will not remember corruption or big bad wolf PDP. All the populace will want is PMB's head on a stake. That's when PDP, will show you their fangs. The violence and mayhem will be like nothing, we have ever seen.

BossAyuk:
Watch how the wailing wailers attack President Buhari and totally ignore the fact that arms were found in Akwa Ibom State Government house with stockpiles of dollar notes.

To them, Godswill Akpabio is now an arms dealer!

And you believe that with the way buhari is looking for money, he will see dollar notes and leave them.

The only thing that has changed with DSS is the leadership. Every on things remains same - lies.

Na armory?

Gov. Ayodele Fayose i hope you reading this! Mind what you say.

hinwazaka:

Do you think the PDP and all the men you term as the enemies of Nigeria, were not prepared for this kind of treatment. Uche secondus and the PDP, are just playing the wounded lamb, just to paint their plight as just in the foreign media. Once they have characterised the government as unjust and totalitarian, they will have achieved phase 1 of their plan. The next phase will come next year, when the oil glut and the recession, proper, hits us. When poverty and scarcity hits all of us, you will not remember corruption or big bad wolf PDP. All the populace will want is PMB's head on a stake. That's when PDP, will show you their fangs. The violence and mayhem will be like nothing, we have ever seen.

hmmmmm....is dis a prophecy? if yes, from who? or its just ur wish or even a script written by pdp?.. pdp will only bark for as long as it remains a party before it will eventually die...pmb will take us a step or more towards the promise land by God's grace... so I don't believe ur prophecy bro or ur futuristic view of our great country.

saintkash:


hmmmmm....is dis a prophecy? if yes, from who? or its just ur wish or even a script written by pdp?.. pdp will only bark for as long as it remains a party before it will eventually die...pmb will take us a step or more towards the promise land by God's grace... so I don't believe ur prophecy bro or ur futuristic view of our great country.

Dream on. PMB's flimsy attempt to ridicule and destroy the opposition is a Chimera. It will become a boomerang and the effect, will be disastrous.

hinwazaka:

Dream on. PMB's flimsy attempt to ridicule and destroy the opposition is a Chimera. It will become a boomerang and the effect, will be disastrous.

"ridicule" hmmm karma is a bitch... am not saying its pay back time but I may be right even if I say so... when pdp Gej led administration ridiculed PMB down to his private life... am sure u were rejoicing then...u knw wat I m saying very well.

saintkash:



"ridicule" hmmm karma is a bitch... am not saying its pay back time but I may be right even if I say so... when pdp Gej led administration ridiculed PMB down to his private life... am sure u were rejoicing then...u knw wat I m saying very well.

Thank you, for confirming to all, that this is a Government of Vendetta, Vengeance and Vindictiveness.