The coming of the new Director General [DG] of the State Security Services [SSS], Daura Lawal may have not graced the field operators of the national security outfit in manner deemed befitted. This is as information available to 247ureports.com obtained through competent source with the security outfit indicates that the arrival of the DG has caused bitterness among the rank and file of the cadre.
Particularly, one of the SSS field operator who spoke to 247ureports.com revealed that immediately following the arrival of Daura, the allowances normally due to most field operators were stopped and all extra resources available to the ‘risk takers’ of the organization was stopped abruptly without warning or notice. Some of the allowance included travel allowance and clothing allowances – being that SSS field operators are not uniformed.
“It is these allowances that enable us to not resort to collecting bribes like other national security outfits like the police”, stated the source who went on to add that “we are the only working security outfit that is truly combatting crimes in the country. If the DG wants to spoil the SSS then he is flirting with danger in Nigeria”. The source made it clear that if Nigerians should know the extent the men and women of the SSS go to stop and prevent many of the crimes from being committed, they would act immediately to stop the DG from his actions.
Prior to stopping the allowances across the board, 247ureports.com was reliably informed that Lawal Daura had been a recipient of the same allowances. “He was receiving the allowance before he became the DG”.
“The DG has brought an unnecessary level of parochial mindedness to the SSS” lamented the operative who claimed that the DG has begun moves to turn back the hands of time for the SSS back to what it resembled in 1983/4 when President Mohammadu Buhari held sway as the Nigerian despot. “He is removing people without reason and replacing them with his cronies and northerners or lesser qualifications”.
Lawal Daura was appointed as the DG of SSS by President Buhari under controversial circumstances. Lawal Daura hails from the same community as President Buhari. Lawal Daura is said to not be the most qualified to the SSS but his close proximity to the President earned him his position as the new DG.