President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday sacked the Director General of the State Security Service, Mr Ita Ekpeyong, and replaced him with Lawal Musa Daura.
A statement from the office of the Head of Service of the Federation announced the appointment of a new DG,SSS. The statement signed by Haruna R. Imrana said the appointment was conveyed today in a letter by the Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Barrister Danladi Kifasi.
DSS is the new name for the famous SSS.
Lawal Musa Daura was born in Daura on the 5th of August, 1953. He attended Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria from 1977 – 1980. He started his carrier in the State Security Service in 1982 and rose to the rank of Director. He was at one time the Deputy Director Presidential Communication, Command and Control Centre at the Presidential Villa Abuja between 2003 and 2007.
He also served as the State Director of Security Service at various times in Kano, Sokoto, Edo, Lagos, Osun and Imo States. He attended various professional courses both home and abroad including the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, (NIPSS) Kuru.
The appointment is with immediate effect. Director Communications For; Head of Civil Service of the Federation
