The REAL Story Behind Unlawful DSS Invasion Of Akwa Ibom Gov’t House.
In a week of brazen display of corruption of power in Nigeria, one that also marks the 100 days in office of Nigeria’s military dictator turned democratic ruler, Muhammadu Buhari ordered the invasion of Akwa Ibom’s State House by the country’s secret police.
A team of armed and fierce operatives of the Department of State Security Services (DSS, also called SSS), invaded Akwa Ibom State Government House on Thursday, September 3, 2014, ransacking the premises without a search warrant.
The SSS operatives made straight for the VIP Guest House where immediate past governor and now Senator Godswill Akpabio stayed on his last visit to Uyo, the state’s capital. The operatives broke the doors, forcing their way in to the premises refusing to wait for the staff in charge to bring the keys. They claimed they were searching for a stash of arms and ammunition and bombs.
According to eye-witness accounts, the Secret Police officers were armed and fierce looking. They searched the entire premises, even the underground units. Eventually, they found a safe and broke it. Contained in the safe was N1 million equivalent in dollars.
The governor was alerted of the operation and went to confront the SSS officers. When confronted by the Governor Udom Emmanuel, one Aliyu, who led the team of DSS operatives admitted that they were carrying out the unlawful invasion under the orders of President Buhari.
Governor Udom immediately called Buhari and was heard asking in anger, “Is this democracy? Why send these people to invade our government House”.
When the SSS operatives saw that Udom was livid on the phone, they mellowed and began to apologise. They pleaded with the governor saying they were merely obeying “presidential orders”. Udom angry asked them to go with the estimated $50,000 which they found in the safe, “since that is what they came for”. The SSS operatives refused to go with the money.
On discovering they had found nothing incriminating in the premises, the SSS officers hurriedly vacated the premises.
It is believed that this invasion was an attempt on the life of Senator Godswill Akpabio. This week, the Senate Minority Leader was involved in a motor accident on his way to work on Monday. Reportedly, a car belonging to the US Embassy in Abuja collided with his Mercedes Wagon SUV overturning it in Abuja.
Akpabio was hospitalised at the National Hospital, discharged on the same day and flew abroad the next day. He is currently being treated in a London Hospital. Akpabio’s aide who was with him in the vehicle escaped unscratched, lending weight to suggestions that the accident was a direct attack on the person of Senator Akpabio.
The Trent.


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