The Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has directed the termination of the appointment of the Director-General of the Department of State Security (DSS), Mr. Lawal Daura.The termination of the appointment is with immediate effect.

Daura has been directed to hand over to the most senior officer of the DSS until further notice.

Mr. Laolu Akande, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, said in a terse statement in Abuja on Tuesday that Daura had been directed to hand over to the most senior officer of the DSS until further notice.

Akande said that the Acting President described the unauthorized takeover of the National Assembly complex earlier on Tuesday as a gross violation of the constitutional order, rule of law and all accepted notions of law and order.

According to him, the unlawful act, which was done without the knowledge of the Presidency is condemnable and completely unacceptable.