President Buhari suspends DG of the National Intelligence Agency & Secretary to the Govt of the Federation

President Buhari has suspended the Director-General of National Intelligence Agency, Ambassador Ayo Oke and the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr. David Lawal. This was revealed in a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and
Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina.

“President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered an investigation into the allegations of violations of law and due process made against the
Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr David Babachir Lawal, in the award of contracts under the Presidential Initiative on the North East (PINE).

The President has also directed the suspension of the SGF from office pending the outcome of the investigations.

“In a related development, the
President has ordered a full scale
investigation into the discovery of
large amounts of foreign and local
currencies by the Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in a residential apartment at Osborne Towers, Ikoyi, Lagos, over which the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) has
made a claim.

“The investigation is also to enquire into the circumstances in which the NIA came into possession of the funds, how and by whose or which authority the funds were made available to the NIA, and to establish whether or not there has been a breach of the law or security procedure in obtaining custody and use of the funds. The President has also directed the suspension of the
Director General of the NIA,
Ambassador Ayo Oke, pending the
outcome of the investigation.

“A three-man Committee comprising the Hon. Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, and the National Security Adviser,
headed by the Vice President, is to
conduct both investigations.

“The Committee is to submit its report to the President within 14 days. The most senior Permanent Secretary in the SGF’s office, and the most senior officer in the NIA, are to act, respectively, during the period of investigation.”