Nigeria President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday met with the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, at the State House, Abuja.
The agenda of the meeting could not be ascertained, but it may not be unconnected with Tuesday’s invasion of the Lagos office of the anti-graft agency, where the operatives of the Department of State Service (DSS) barricaded the building.
It was learnt the issue of the ugly incident at the Lagos offices of the EFCC might have cropped up in discussions the President had with Bawa.
President Tinubu had, Tuesday evening, ordered the DSS to immediately withdraw its men and vehicles from the EFCC offices, instructing that whatever misunderstanding might exist between both agencies be amicably resolved.
A release issued by Tunde Rahman of the State House, Abuja, had said “President Bola Tinubu has directed the Department of State Security Service to immediately vacate the office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in Ikoyi, Lagos.
“The President gave the directive when reports that DSS officials stormed the EFCC office located on Awolowo Road, Ikoyi, Lagos on Tuesday, preventing officials of the anti-graft agency from accessing their work place, was brought to his attention.
“The President said if there were issues between the two important agencies of government, they would be resolved amicably”, it said.
Deji Elumoye
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