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Recall that operatives of the DSS stormed the residence of Ambassador Dauda at 3, Osaro Laneane, off Osaro Close, Maitama on Monday evening with a directive to forcefully evict him

The stand-off began on Monday and was still on as at press time on Tuesday morning (today)

A press release by Emmanuel Onwubiko and Zainab Ahmed, its coordinator and media officer respectively stated that after curious review of recent developments at the NIA, HURIWA was convinced that Rufai’s appointment smacks of nepotism, injustice and fraud, given the avalanche of allegations against the man

They died within a few hours of one another

This was contained in a statement by Comrade Adewale Benjamin, Convener, and Mustapha S. Tarajo, Co-convener, of the Forum released to journalists in Abuja on Monday.

This was disclosed in a press release by National Patriots’ Forum, signed by Comrade Adewale Benjamin, the Convener, and Mustapha S. Tarajo, the Co-convener

The position of the group was contained in a statement on Friday

Since its inception 32 years ago , nobody below the rank of a Director has been appointed as its head. This explains why we regard the recent appointment of Ahmed Rufai ABUBAKAR, a man who is on record to have failed to merit elevation to the rank of Director and who has retired from service to come and preside over people who are not only his seniors in rank but who fit into the order of precedence

A member of the committee said the former Acting DG, who was invited by the committee, met with the members behind closed doors

President Muhammadu Buhari’s spokesman, Femi Adesina, on Sunday came up with a press release in which he attempted to debunk the widespread criticisms of the appointment of Ahmed as the new DG of NIA

Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, who said this in a statement issued in Abuja on Sunday, also debunked the statement that the NIA DG holds dual nationality

A statement issued in Abuja on Saturday by Abiodun Oladunjoye, Deputy Director (Information), Media Unit of the State House, quoted Malam Garba Shehu, a Presidential Spokesman as flaying the negative reports.

It was an evening of accolade, advice and emotion as colleagues and staff in the Office of the Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari bade farewell to Abubakar, who until his appointment was a Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs/International Relations in the office of the Chief of Staff.

President Muhammadu Buhari has before been accused of alleged brazen nepotism or cronyism in previous appointments, which his handlers have always defended, albeit lamely, saying the President made his appointments based on track-records and competence.

The committee was also mandated to probe the controversy surrounding the appointment of the new Director-General of the agency, Rufai Abubakar.

It was said to be the property of Folashade Ayo Oke, wife of a former Director General of the National Intelligence Agency, Ambassador Ayo Oke.

This was contained in a statement by presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina, on Wednesday

Buhari said this when he received the report of the Presidential Review Panel on the operational, technical and administrative structure of the National Intelligence Agency at the State House.

The Senate had mandated ad-hoc committee to investigate the face-off between the sister agencies in an attempt to arrest ex-NIA boss, Ayo Oke, and ex-DSS Director General, Ita Ekpeyong.

The summit, tagged: “Aqaba Retreat,” to be hosted by His Majesty, King Abdullah II of Jordan, would also look at ways at reinforcing joint security structures that would be more proactive in preventing attacks