President Bola Tinubu has ordered the Department of State Security Service (DSS) to immediately vacate the office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Ikoyi, Lagos.
A statement signed by Tunde Rahman and made available to newsmen in Abuja on Tuesday said Tinubu gave the order following reports that DSS officials stormed the EFCC office located on Awolowo Road, Ikoyi, Lagos on Tuesday.
The DSS by its action prevented 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,” Rahman said .
Operatives of the DSS had since early hours of Tuesday laid siege on the Lagos office EFCC.
The DSS had claimed that the office belonged to it and not the EFCC.
The anti-graft agency in a statement confirmed the DSS siege on its Lagos office, describing the action as shocking.
