Armed men guarding the residence of the immediate past Acting Director-General (D-G) of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ambassador Mohammed Dauda, on Monday, engaged in an armed face off with officers of the DSS and the NIA, following attempts to forcefully evict the former NIA boss from his official residence.
Venue of the drama is No. 3, Osaro Street, Maitama, Abuja.
The official residence came under siege as a fallout of ongoing investigations by the EFCC and the House of Representatives over alleged attempts to siphon $44 million from the coffers of the NIA allegedly by the trio of Ambassador Babagana Kingibe, Abba Kyari and the incumbent NIA DG, Abubakar Rufai Ahmed.
Dauda had in a memo to the EFCC and the House of Representatives Committee on National Safety and Intelligence indicted the three aides of President Muhammad Buhari over sundry corrupt tendencies.
His memo seems to have angered Kingibe who it was reported had threatened to deal with the ex NIA boss, which may have given rise to the invasion.
Attempts to reach Kingibe, Kyari and Dauda were not successful but domestic workers at Dauda’s residence confirmed that they were held hostages in the house.
Journalists and other onlookers were sent away from the venue of the drama by the DSS and NIA personnel keeping vigil at the residence.
Findings reveal that the embattled former Ag. DG had earlier left the house to an unknown destination, shortly before the arrival of the combined operatives.
