Why We Took Over Lagos Office Of EFCC – DSS

The Department of State Services, DSS has formally confirmed its repossession of the headquarters of the former National Security Organisaiton, NSO which had been occupied as the Lagos operational office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.

Rebuffing media reports of a clash over the property with the EFCC, the DSS in a terse statement deposed that it could not be fighting over what belonged to it as it affirmed that the EFCC had itself never been in dispute over the ownership of the buildings.

GWG.ng reports that DSS operatives had earlier in the morning of Tuesday taken possession of the 15A Awolowo Road offices of the EFCC, locking out operatives of the anti-graft commission from the office.

Clarifying what it claimed as erroneous media reports on the development, the DSS spokesman, Dr Peter Afunanya in a statement said:

“The attention of the Department of State Services (DSS) has been drawn to some media reports that it barricaded the EFCC from entering its Lagos  office. It is not correct that the DSS barricaded Efcc from entering its office. No. It is not true. The Service is only occupying its own facility where it is  carrying out its official and statutory responsibility.

“By the way, there is no controversy over No 15A Awolowo Road as being insinuated by the Media. Did the efcc tell you it is contesting the ownership of the building? I will be surprised if it is contesting the ownership. Awolowo Road was NSO headquarters. SSS/DSS started from there. It is a common knowledge. It is a historical fact. Check it out.

“There is no rivalry between the Service and the EFCC over and about anything. Please do not create any imaginary one. They are great partners working for the good of the nation. Dismiss any falsehood of a fight.”

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