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fk001:
LAUTECH iis that one a University

BMC which one did you attend?

Butterflyleo:
A former assistant to the sacked director general of State Security Service, Lawal Daura, has accused his former principal of extensive corruption, and has portrayed him as a man who serially betrayed his boss, President Muhammadu Buhari, for money.

The assistant, Abdulwahab Abdulrahman, a retired senior SSS official, said he left the agency because of the scale of corruption and abuse there.

“I didn’t want my children to see news of my eventual arrest on TV,” he told PREMIUM TIMES.
Mr Daura, who led Nigeria’s domestic spy agency since 2015, was abruptly fired on Tuesday by Acting President Yemi Osinbajo after he ordered a siege on the National Assembly.

The siege, which many Nigerians have characterized as a coup d’état, startled a nation that has struggled in the past two weeks to keep pace with rapidly unfolding political stunts ahead of next year’s general elections.

The cordon saw gun-wielding masked men blockading the federal parliament building in central Abuja, denying access to lawmakers and legislative staff. It was lifted several hours later, but only after Mr Daura was summoned by Mr Osinbajo and summarily dismissed. The acting president said the exercise did not receive authorisation.

Many Nigerians believe the move was to facilitate the removal of Bukola Saraki as senate president as punishment for his leaving the ruling APC last week. But while such plot failed, it helped further galvanize public outrage against Mr Daura, a controversial figure who in the past three years managed to create for himself a notorious label as an outlawed official responsible for illegal detention, clampdown on dissent and disobedience of court orders.

Now, his former associate, Mr Abdulrahman, whom some described as Mr Daura’s former “right-hand man”, has spoken out exclusively to PREMIUM TIMES on what he said was Mr Daura’s darker side Nigerians never knew. Mr Abdulrahman served as special assistant to Mr Daura until 2016.


Besides corruption, he said Mr Daura repeatedly betrayed President Buhari.
Messrs Abdulrahman and Daura were members of the Buhari campaign’s security committee in the buildup to 2015 election. The committee was led by the current Minister of Interior, Abdulrahman Dambazau.
Mr Abdulrahman said he served as the secretary of the 25-member committee.

“I noticed immediately we started work that for Lawal Daura it is simply about the money,” he said. “In one of earlier meetings he suggested that we should request for one billion to start work. Where will Buhari see one billion to give us?”

PREMIUM TIMES could not independently verify the claim. Mr Daura could not also be reached as he remained in detention Wednesday.
Some of his aides told PREMIUM TIMES Mr Abdulrahaman was bitter after being sacked by Mr Daura, and cautioned his claims be treated with restraint. Mr Abdulrahman denied being sacked; he told this newspaper he left of his own volition.

But while several other sources in the security agency confirmed most of the allegations against Mr Daura, they told PREMIUM TIMES both men worked together for years either for good or for bad till they parted ways in 2016.
Still, they said the revelations, especially with Mr Abdulrahman waiving any claim to anonymity, provide a rare opportunity for Nigerians to get a glimpse of the illicit practices at a security agency that should be one of the nation’s most revered, and how corruption and partisanship have stunted the department’s potential.
Before, after 2015 election

Mr Abdulrahman said in the course of their work and as part of the transition team after Mr Buhari won the election, Mr Daura “kept producing fake reports about (Ita) Ekpenyong (his predecessor), but we never knew what he was targeting,” until late.


Muhammadu Buhari

He said Mr Daura soon developed the habit of going to Mr Buhari’s influential cousin, Mamman Daura, to report Mr Ekpenyong and give details of what the election committee was doing.
That way, he said Lawal Daura warmed his way into Mamman Daura’s heart. He also said despite coming from the same neighbourhood in Katsina state, Mr Buhari never knew Lawal Daura until 2015.

“He was introduced to the president by the late Senator Mustapha Bukar,” he said.
He also said Mr Daura was never a favourite of President Buhari because of his “antecedents”, suggesting he was somehow imposed on him by Mamman Daura and others close to him.

“When he was appointed he kept putting pressure on me and Maikano, the current AO (admin officer) at the presidential villa to come and work with him as SA. He assured me that what I will get under him, I cannot get even as a Minister,” Mr Abdulrahman said. Mr Maikano could not be reached to comment on the claim.

Mr Abdulrahman said Mr Daura feared the DG job may not be very easy since he had never worked at the headquarters and was not an operational staff.
“He said he wants the two of us to stabilise the service for him,” he quoted Mr Daura as saying. Mr Abdulrahman said he eventually agreed the offer after much pressure.
He claimed as the work commenced, “Daura was receiving money from everyone including the president’s enemies”.

Mr Abdulrahman said when they resumed, they always closed late at work, often at about 2am. “What are we doing was mostly: receiving Ghana must go filled with cash brought by enemies of government to him,” he said somewhat confirming he was part of whatever happened at the time.

“The rate of corruption on that fourth floor was too much and the president doesn’t deserve this,” he said. “He will go and get information on plans for (Senate president) Bukola (Saraki) and then leak it to him,” he said.
Similar allegation emerged Tuesday after Mr Daura’s removal, with many administration supporters accusing him of working for Mr Saraki against the government. On Wednesday, Mr Saraki said claims he compromised Mr Daura in respect of the National Assembly siege constituted an “insult on the intelligence of Nigerians”.


Acting EFCC Chairman, Ibrahim Magu

But the two institutions under Messrs. Saraki and Daura clearly enjoyed cooperation in the past. In the heated days of the National Assembly’s standoff with the executive over the appointment of Ibrahim Magu as head of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, it was mostly memos from the SSS that the lawmakers referenced as basis for rejecting Mr Magu.
‘Brazen corruption’ At the SSS, Mr Abdulrahman said Mr Daura operated an repressive administration that stamped on staff rights just as it did on Nigerians’. In all, he said the scale of corruption at the agency was shocking.

Such revelations, PREMIUM TIMES learnt, have already sent ripples across the agency and its sister organisations, with senior officials shuddering at the prospect of investigations after Mr Daura’s dismissal.
In the course of his interview with PREMIUM TIMES, Mr Abdulrahman received multiple phone calls apparently from people appealing he should not yet go public. “I’m sorry sir, I will speak,” he told one caller.

Mr Abdulrahman told this newspaper that at some point agents working for Mr Daura stopped going to the bureau de change to carry out transactions on his behalf. Rather, “they invite the secretary of the bureau de change at that Sheraton (Hotel) gate to come to the office late at night with their counting machines, counting dollars”, he said.

“When I had too much I decided to leave and I swore to the directors who wanted me to stay because of their personal interest that Daura will leave office in handcuffs because of what I saw.
“I was preaching to him that he needs to help Mr President because you know you don’t deserve this office and he appointed you, because of that he stopped my pension for two years until I threaten to go to court,” he said.

[b]On Mr Daura’s career history, Mr Abdulrahman said the former DG was sacked from the SSS originally before his reappointment by Mr Buhari because he was caught siphoning diesel from the SSS Academy in Kaduna.
“Before then, he was almost sacked when he was State Director in Lagos. Tinubu, who was governor donated 20 vehicles to aid the work of the service in the state; Fashola, who is Minister now, was the Chief of Staff at the time, Lawal Daura took all the vehicles to Kano and sold them off,” he claimed.
He also said Mr Daura had to be secretly taken away in Edo state because of how he was misusing staff stipends.
“Just like today, how they had to use the back door to ferry him away, don’t you wonder why he was not taken back to the service facility? He wouldn’t have survived it. I have been receiving calls all day from some of our top directors and staff, everyone is in a joyous mood today.
“In fact a director told me that all his life, he never drank beer, but today, he will drink to celebrate how this service is finally saved from destruction,” he said.[/b]

This newspaper did not also independently verify those claims.
Arrogance, disrespect to constituted authority
Mr Abdulrahman also said Mr Daura was too arrogant as DG of SSS. He said he had no respect for the National Security Adviser, Babagana Monguno, whom he should be reporting to. He also said he never had any respect for the vice president, Mr Osinbajo.

“Whenever the Vice President calls for a meeting for 2 o’clock Daura will come by 3 and will not apologies. There was a time they had serious shouting match with Magu over the disrespect shown to the VP and the VP had to ask Magu to keep quiet,” he said.

Asked what the real issue was between Mr Magu and the DG SSS, Mr Abdulrahman said Mr Daura wanted Mr Magu to share information on high profile cases with him
“Magu is a smart officer and he knew Daura wanted to use such information to extract money from people. He told Daura to his face that I can’t report to you, I only report to the president who appointed me,” he said.

Mr Magu could not be reached Wednesday for comments.
The former SSS official recalled an interesting conversation between a former NSA Sambo Dasuki (who is still in SSS captivity despite court orders) and Mr Daura.
“Sambo Dasuki told Daura to be careful with this world,” he said, adding, “’I was one of the most powerful NSA, see me today. If you are not careful, you may replace me in this room one day’”.


https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/279439-exclusive-former-dauras-ally-says-disgraced-sss-boss-took-bribes-betrayed-buhari.html


Mynd44, OAM4J

The bottom line is that Oshiomole and Osibanjo ordered him to carry out the coup shikena.


Why are Bulhari Media Cows trying desperately to make us believe their mumu analysis.?

uthlaw:
buhari don't need South East and South South before he win 2019 election.south west and north is enough.

really? what does he need Akpabio for then?


what about the 25% quota that he must have in each state. T
you are ignorant

Corrinthians:
Saraki will soon recieve a hard lecture on political etiquette.

Whenever I see him keep flexing some imaginary political muscle, I remember a line from our good ol movie Gladiators. It talks about allowing your enemies to keep nibbling at you, taking bits and pieces of your flesh while pretending to be innocuous.. At a time when the enemy feels overly confident and let their guard down, that is when you strike!

We are heading for very interesting political times...

Meanwhile, hello Akwa Ibom! Be nice to your brother!

Will you shamelessly keep quiet?


After he lectured political amateurs like you on politics 101.


Hide your face in shame. small boy.

MENELIK11:
Osu from Erosion ravaged enclave, stop the attaché by force, Akpabio is an Anang Man from south south nobody is discussing Erosion Land here

who will attach with a failure like you self.


goan play with your mates

Another implosion in Oyo state.

Please what faction of APC expelled him?

kenonze:
Vegetable Grows best in Mina

That mere vegetable will buy you and your village people up till una 30th generations.


Ordinary vegetable o.

Zombies living in faraway Ogbomoso are definitely with him.

They will tell you how kenneth okwonkwo and Akpabio will win South East for Buhari

How APC will win in Rivers, Otuoke and the whole Niger Delta.

Sarkin:
those useless hateful vile men!
If I were Buhari I'll block them from this country.
Ipob e-wailer

You deserve to be Blocked on twitter then located in real life and have Brick Blocks loaded on your head as punishment.


You think cos you have an internet enabled Tecno phone, you can misbehave abi.


Why should you even be following someone you hate? Nigerians get issues sha.

Butterflyleo:
Whatever pictures you see are just of ikot ekpene senatorial district presence alone.

APC has captured Akwa ibom. You can take that to the bank.

The fear of Tsunami akpabio has caused udom to organize another rally on abak road which going on right now in order to reduce attendance.

Still e no work. Here are the pictures of udoms own rally

position your camera well.


Apc can't do Jack in Akwa ibom


hope you won't cry and call Saraki's name when Akpabio finishes with una?

famology:
6/40 ? It clearly shows ganduje is truly in firm control of kano.

Which 6/40?


How many defected with Kwakwanso again?


You must be naive.

kahal29:
Ikot Ekpene Stadium Filled to Brim

Those empty seats are filled to the brim?

Tell your camera man to move closer.

Where are the rented crowds?

APC supporters are in pains already.

Hope they won't blame Saraki when Akpabio finishes with them?

Was this how Saraki and Kwakwanso defected to PDP


Where is the grand welcoming party


Where are the governors,senators and supporters he promised to defect with


I hope Zombies won't call him Saraki's mole when he finishes with APC?

sureheaven:
I still find it difficult how this woman can open her two legs for that coccaine addict guy called ffk to the extent he boastfully said he bleeped Bianca without using condom.

Same way your girlfriend isn't ashamed of dating a degenerate like you. It's simple

fweshmax44:
She looks old man. But can't help but wonder the state of that kitty cat

Goan wonder bout the woman that bored you.

Igbo Women are beautiful.

Igbo Amaka.


Afonjja Ajoka.

fool

Nobody cares..... Next!

modelmike7:
He failed woefully in all his political life.

Shut and read.

Knowing fully well how any position as VICE in this country is same as dormant, here are his achievements :
1. “My legacy as Vice President, I would say is the banking consolidation process, for which I gave political backing for. Many big people were putting a lot of political pressure to not change the status quo, but we knew that if that consolidation was not done, Nigeria could not grow. Because of that banking consolidation, Nigerian banks don’t fail anymore the way they used to”.

2. “I oversaw the telecoms revolution, which is why young people like you, I Go Dye, now have a flourishing career. Under our tenure, we witnessed a large repatriation of Nigerians back to Nigeria, driven by the hope of the recovering economy. It is sad that many of those young people are heading back abroad now — this is to show you that leadership matters.”

3. In my home state of Adamawa for example, I’ve created over 50,000 direct jobs and 250,000 indirect ones. We are the largest private employers of labour in the state only second to the state government. It’s not a lot, but it does help reduce unemployment.”

4. “As VP, I assembled what is arguably the best Economic Team ever in Nigeria. It was made up of young, world class professionals, who came home to work. Some of those professionals are now political leaders, governors and world leaders in their own right.”

5. “I have a proven record of bringing young, unknown professionals into service. Many of the professionals and ministers I brought in were in their 30s and early 40s. Some of those young leaders have become governors in their states. I went to the World Bank and met a bright lady, convinced her to come back home, and she became a star in our government. To show you we had effective leadership, the same lady could not replicate her exploits under a different government.”

6. He opposed the constitution amendment for third consecutive term for presidency

7. He established American University of Nigeria I.e He loves Education.

8. He has foundations that take care of the less privileged.


Can you tell me what Buhari achieved before he was elected as President. A stark illiterate for that matter.


I know you are surprised that Atiku achieved the above listed cos you have been made to believe he is a devil. That's unfair.

10 trillion? How and when are we gonna be free from debt?

Buhari the clueless general must go abeg

This cowardly fool should keep quiet and take several seats.

Saraki is wiser.

Buhari is going down so well

Baggyrepsaj:
Hahahaha..... See this wailing CRETIN. between u & I who reck of jaundiced education? Anyway i don't expect anything better frm a hypocritical Zombie whose moniker is same as a financial & political felon.
If u must knw, u can't stand me in any sphere of life. BEGONE!!!

See Engrish again.

APC IS EVIL.

Nobody was at the airport to receive him

Baggyrepsaj:
Hahaha........ As usual a rag-tag pigdiot with no superior tact in a discuss, u hv been a proven asslicker of politicians(of Pdp extract) on this blogoshere yet u claim u know politicians are same? Dumb slowpoke, i put it to u again that u aint any diff from even d so called BMC folks hence, a HYPOCRITICAL ZOMBIE. Now go knock ur senile shenanigan self out.

BMC are half-baked graduates. . See Engrish.


Half education is dangerous. Goan get enrolled in an adult education class. Olodo.

farem:
It's only you that knows what you quoted above. So, no response until you come clean, clear and sane.

Oga I couldn't read your reply cos it was jam packed.