How hoodlums tried to scam DG SSS – DSS

The Department of State Security (DSS) has given details of how some hoodlums tried to scam the director of the agnecy, Lawal Daura.

Speaking to journalists on Friday, February 26, in Abuja, Abdullahi Garba of the DSS said the hoodlums in a bid to blackmail Daura claimed he received money from various governors to influence Supreme Court judgement in their favour.

“The group claimed that the DGSS collected the sum of N4 billion from the PDP governors of Akwa Ibom, Rivers, Abia and Taraba states to influence judgement of the Supreme Court in their favour in the recently decided electoral cases by the court,” Garba said.

The Garba said investigation by the DSS led to the arrest of Usman Ahmed and Nura Shehu on February 17 at Unguwar Sarki, Kaduna North LGA of Kaduna state and Hussaini Monguno (aka colonel), who was arrested in Abuja.

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Garba said the three men had perfected plans to blackmail the DSS director for receiving money to influence the Supreme judgement on behalf of the three governors solely on falsehood.

“They were also to misinform the President and in fact, the Nigerian public that the DGSS had acquired choice properties in Maitama and Asokoro areas of Abuja. The overall objective was to scare the DGSS and put him under pressure just for the group to extort money from him to serve their pecuniary interest,” he said.

He also said it confusing because the office of the DGSS does not work in that manner.

Garba said: “Again, the DG couldn’t have helped the same PDP Governors who daily accuse him even in the press of not supporting them. All these therefore give a lie to the accusations of this band of mischief makers.”

“Monguno hails from Yerwa village of Monguno local government area of Borno State. He claims to be a security expert and goes by the Military title of colonel. It is regrettable to reveal that Monguno never served in the Nigerian Army. Rather, he averred that he was hired as a“Civilian Body Guard” shortly after his stint with the defunct National Guard.

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“He said he was recruited and trained as a Body Guard towards the end of former Military President, General Ibrahim Babangida (rtd) regime, but served Late General Sani Abacha (rtd) who addressed him as Colonel.

“He also disclosed that he received training on close-body security in Libya and Nigeria. It is not yet known the nature of assignments he undertook for the various regimes he claimed to have served. DANMALLAM who hails from Matazu local government area of Katsina State admitted like the other two members of his group, to the crime but claimed that the smear campaign was initiated by GIWA who came up with the various allegations.

“He also revealed that he co-opted Monguno into their plans based on his self-confessed expertise in National Security as well as alleged connection with high profile personalities including Mr. President.

“Giwa hails from Zaria and claims to be the Marafan Zazzau, a traditional title of the respected Emirate. He is the initiator of this plot. He is yet to disclose his main motive for initiating this dangerous plot other than his penchant for name dropping and propensity to extort money from people,” he said.

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Garba added that the three accused persons have also confessed to all the allegations against them. But, when interviewed by journalists, the three men denied all the allegations levelled against them by the DSS. They said they never at any point planned to blackmail the DG, Daura.

Ahmed said he had only called his friend, “colonel” to ask him if he had heard that the DGSS collected N4 billion to influence the apex court judgement on the elections in the three states.

He said they have been under detention at the DSS facility for eight days and it was just at the press briefing that they were able gain knowledge of the blackmail allegation against them.

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