BREAKING NEWS: CIVIL WAR IN LAW ENFORCEMENT IN NIGERIA – EFCC UNDER SEIGE!

DSS Siege On EFCC Lagos Headquarters Office Shocking

The Nigerian EFCC Have Had Their Offices Unlawfully Seized By Another Nigerian Government Agency – Affecting Investigations, Trials, And Even The Care Of Prisoners In Their Detention Center!

This represents a major disruption in the very successful campaign by the EFCC over the last two years – perhaps too successful!

Some believe this is retaliation for recent remarks by the EFCC about the DSS:

• Operatives of the Department of State Security (DSS) laid siege to the Lagos office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)
• The two government agencies are reportedly at loggerheads over the ownership of the building
• The EFCC lashed out at the DSS over the siege on the second day of a new government in Nigeria

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Here is the statement from the EFCC Director Abdulrasheed Bawa:

DSS’ Siege on Our Lagos Office Shocking – EFCC

The operatives of the Lagos Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, arrived at their office on No. 15 Awolowo Road, Ikoyi, this morning, May 30, 2023, to be denied entry by agents of the Department of State Services, DSS, who had barricaded the entrance with armoured personnel carriers.

This development is strange to the Commission given that we have cohabited with the DSS in that facility for 20 years without incident.

By denying operatives access to their offices, the Commission’s operations at its largest hub with over 500 personnel, hundreds of exhibits, and many suspects in detention have been disrupted.

Cases scheduled for court hearing today have been aborted, while many suspects who had been invited for questioning are left unattended.

Even more alarming is that suspects in detention are left without care with grave implications for their rights as inmates.

All of these have wider implications for the nation’s fight against economic and financial crimes.

The siege is inconsistent with the synergy expected of agencies working for the same government and nation, especially when there are ongoing discussions on the matter.

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The Department of State Services (DSS) has denied media reports alleging that its operatives prevented the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) officials from entering their Lagos office.

A statement issued on Tuesday by the spokesperson of the DSS, Dr. Peter Afunanya, said:

It is not true but that the Service is only occupying its facility where it is carrying out its official and statutory responsibility.

He reiterated that there is no controversy over the building at No 15A Awolowo Road, Ikoyi, Lagos, as insinuated by the media.

He noted that the NSO headquarters was where the SSS/DSS started.

Meanwhile, the service assured that there is no rivalry with EFCC and that both are great partners working for the good of the nation.

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Yet, clearly, the DSS is not being truthful since it is clear this was an armed siege of the EFCC office complex!

SCARS (www.AgainstScams.org) applauds the EFCC for their excellent service and increased number of arrests and convictions. this is a clear constitutional crisis in Nigeria that has brought arrests and prosecutions of organized criminals to a standstill.

THIS HAS SIGNIFICANT IMPLICATIONS IN THE FIGHT AGAINST NIGERIAN-BASED ORGANIZED CRIME.

We encourage the United States Ambassador to Nigeria to demand answers to this most disturbing situation from the Nigerian president.

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