The Bourdillon road, Ikoyi, Lagos home of former Director General of the Department of State Services, DSS, Lateef Kayode Are, has been put under siege by operatives of the anti-graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.
Multiple sources say Are, who served under President Olusegun Obasanjo’s two terms as DSS DG is currently under house arrest by the EFCC as the anti-corruption agency continues probe into the arms procurement scandal.
There was a reported exchange of gunfire within the vicinity of the house and it is unclear what brought about the gunfire.
Are is a retired Nigerian Army Colonel, who served as an officer in the Directorate of Military Intelligence up until retirement by General Sani Abacha.
He served in that position throughout President Obasanjo’s two terms (1999-2007), and was replaced by Afakiriya Gadzama, who was appointed in August 2007 by President Umaru Yar’Adua.
Follow Us
