A top official of the State Security Service familiar with the SSS’ raid of the Akwa Ibom Government House has told PREMIUM TIMESn the Service found no arms and ammunition in the complex, but stumbled on “shocking stockpiles of U.S. dollars”.
The State Security Service (SSS) had on Thursday raided the Hilltop Mansion in a joint operation carried out by operatives from the agency’s headquarters in Abuja and a detachment from the Akwa Ibom State Command of the Service.
Some operatives had earlier told this newspaper they found arms and ammunition in one of the rooms in the complex.
But another top official of the Service said Friday night the claim by his colleagues was an exaggeration. He requested not to be named because he was not authorised to speak on the matter.
“Our men went there expecting weaponry but we didn’t find arms,” he said. “Instead, we stumbled on a room filled with stockpiles of dollars.”
The official said the SSS team however left the dollars untouched for fear of the “political backlash that might result if we evacuate it. They had no instruction to evacuate it”.
One of our sources had earlier said the operatives initially wanted to evacuate the dollar notes but received instructions from their superiors in Abuja to let the notes be.
The secret police was 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 in one of the guest houses within the expansive complex, the source said, that the dollars were found locked up in a room.
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 its Director General, Lawal Daura, did not answer or return multiple calls to his telephone.
The raid has attracted harsh reactions from the leadership of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.
The Acting Chairman of the party, Uche Secondus, while hosting Bayelsa State governor, Seriake Dickson, in his office Friday, described the raid 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.
On his part, the Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose, demanded immediate sack of the Director General of the SSS, Lawal Daura, who he accused of being behind the operation.

http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/189535-update-we-found-stockpiles-of-dollars-not-arms-in-akwa-ibom-govt-house-official.html

Hmm We are watching as the lies and propaganda is be quashed gradually. I keep saying it, Buhari is setting a bad precedence and we are taking stock of all this impunity one by one. It's their time so, let them enjoy it. I'm glad we are in democracy where leadership is tenured, and one day, his tenure will elapse. We will see how it goes...

These people are a disgrace to democracy and rule of law. It was stockpile of weapons yesterday, today it stockpile of dollars. Tomorrow it will be bundle of dollars. Buhari and his cabal want to truncate democracy.

not the sss press release,its not a credible source we need the dss pro to speak out

At a state house, is it wrong in keeping money there? If you found money, why didn't you shut up your mouth.

We are officially back to the era of dictatorship..

Hw much is d Dollars or is uncountable

Nuf already? Nah, just d beginning

APC are always misleading Nigeria. This administration is base on misleading information. No trust in our media again. We have a long way to go

rooftech:
not the sss press release,its not a credible source we need the dss pro to speak out

No dss pro yet

Where's that Ngeneukwenu? We told y'all that This government is full of lies!


My Wailing brothers, When next any news comes out of this Buhari gov't, please exercise a lil patience... Another 'top official' will come out to deny it!

NgeneUkwenu:
What is PDP and this madness of stock piling of arms everywhere? Do they want to get power back by illegally over throwing the government of Muhammadu Buhari??

See their faces! Evil Men!

Please DSS, stop by in Rivers State and search that Useless and corrupt Governor Called Nyesom Wike's house. Idiotusss!

Useless Party!

Ngeneukwenu the foolish punk just hide ya ugly face from this thread, senseless being

In other words,they found nothing cos this particular story cannot be verified and is easily denied,but the one of arms they will have to prove with concrete evidence.
Someone seriously goofed and the DSS is now doing some sort of CYA,damage control.
Come to think of it,this is an armed invasion of the seat of government of a properly constituted State.PDP is right,it is a sort of coup.
For supporters of this idiocy I would ask,how would you feel if armed police invade the premises of the presidential villa on one excuse or the other?.What will you call such act,bearing in mind the govt of the federation and that of a constituent state are coordinates?

Buhari had better be called to order before he destroys this country!!!! First it was cache of arms,few hours later it is now dollars very soon it would become pounds!!! This man would destroy this country!!!I hope Buhari do not push the patience of easterners beyond the elastic limit!!! There is a limit to which anyone can endure!!!!

Afam4eva,ishilove,seun,etc kindly move this story to frontpage!!!

What exactly is stopping this thread from gracing the frontpage?

Cc Truckpusher
Phockphockman
Mogidi
Sunnybobo

One story after another. Contradicting each.other. Rushing to the press without first doing a thorough investigation . New level of unprofessionalism.

The secret police was said to have stormed the Hilltop Mansion based on security reports that suggested arms and ammunition were stored in a room there.

Its becoming apparent the way the present administration works. First they invade a location, second they plant whatever evidence they deem fit, third they announce to the gullible public Look what we found.

Buhari's evil intention is going to be gradual and systematic, same people orchestrated a botched accident on Akpabio, when it failed they raided Akwa Ibom. This is an attempt to muffle PDP in the Senate by targeting Akpabio.

merbenko:
APC are always misleading Nigeria. This administration is base on misleading information. No trust in our media again. We have a long way to go

I knew it.... I knew it that someone would blame Buhari or aPc for a report by PremiumTimes. Even though the same PremiumTimes has returned to correct their report.

chukwudi44:
Buhari had better be called to order before he destroys this country!!!! First it was cache of arms,few hours later it is now dollars very soon it would become pounds!!! This man would destroy this country!!!I hope Buhari do not push the patience of easterners beyond the elastic limit!!! There is a limit to which anyone can endure!!!!

Is 'Buhari' the same thing as 'PremiumTimes'?... okoko!

obailala:
Is 'Buhari' the same thing as 'PremiumTimes'?... okoko!

have you not heard that buhari has pardoned and reinstated police commissioner zakari bui. the officer who escorted the book haram terrorist to freedom from police custody?

obailala:
Is 'Buhari' the same thing as 'PremiumTimes'?... okoko!

You high this morning?.
Was it Premium times that invaded the government house or operatives of the department of state security,under whatever guise?.
Do allow an optimum booting of your brain before allowing your fingers run away with you.

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Akpabio sef

Don't worry by Monday Morning it will be only change they found there.

calaway:

have you not heard that buhari has pardoned and reinstated police commissioner zakari bui. the officer who escorted the book haram terrorist to freedom from police custody?

Dhugal:

You high this morning?.
Was it Premium times that invaded the government house or operatives of the department of state security,under whatever guise?.
Do allow an optimum booting of your brain before allowing your fingers run away with you.

Vexed and bitter souls attack anything attackable even under disjointed circumstances. Both of you, what have your comments got to do with the topic being disscussed?.. Are you lost?

The last time I checked, this thread was referring to a false report by premium times yesterday that arms were found but today, premium times corrects the story. I was only addressing a comment from a nairalander who blamed buhari for the error in reporting by PremiumTimes. Now how buhari's name got into this error by PTas is being lamented by you guys is a question only the gods can answer. The bitterness oozing from your souls will not allow you all to think logically and it's really a pity, you guys still have another 4 years (if not 8 ) to continue killing yourselves like this. Goodluck.

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