Siege on EFCC Lagos office: Tinubu orders DSS to vacate property immediately.

.We’re finding amicable solution-DSS

Jonas Ezieke, Abuja

President Bola Tinubu has directed the Department of State Security Service (DSS) to immediately vacate the office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in Ikoyi, Lagos.

This is according to a statement issued on Tuesday by Tunde Rahman, which revealed that the president gave the directive when reports that DSS officials stormed the EFCC office located on Awolowo Road, Ikoyi, Lagos on Tuesday, preventing officials of the anti-graft agency from accessing their workplace, was brought to his attention.

It said that the President said if there were issues between the two important agencies of government, they would be resolved amicably.

It may be recalled that the media had earlier today May 30, 2023 reported a barricade of EFCC Lagos Office by the Department of State Services (DSS).

The Service said that it wishes informs the public that the leadership of EFCC has reached out to it (the Service) for a final resolution of issues surrounding the property under reference.

For the avoidance of doubt, it is important to note that the Commission does not use the 15 Awolowo Road DSS-Owned property as holding facility for its suspects. As such, the Service never hindered the Commission’s access to its suspects anywhere.

The Service Spokesman Peter Afunnanya in a release said that DSS has accepted the Commission’s entreaties and certain concessions, sections of the media are advised to apply restraint in their reportage of the matter in order to avoid instigating any rancours between the two agencies