Lawal Musa Daura

Lawal Musa Daura
mni
Director - General, Department of State Services
In office
July 2, 2015 – August 7, 2018
Preceded byIta Ekpeyong
Succeeded byMatthew B. Seiyefa
Personal details
Born (1953-08-05) 5 August 1953 (age 71)
Daura, Northern Region,
British Nigeria
(now Daura, Nigeria)
Alma materAhmadu Bello University
National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies

Lawal Musa Daura mni (born August 5, 1953) is a former Nigerian security official who was the Director General of the State Security Service (SSS), from 2 July 2015 to 7 August 2018.[1]

Background and education

Lawal Musa Daura was born on 5 August 1953 in Daura. In 1980, he received a bachelor's degree from Ahmadu Bello University in Zaria and also trained at the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies in Kuru, Nigeria.[1]

In 1982, Daura joined the National Security Organization (NSO) which was later replaced in 1986 with the State Security Service (SSS) by military head of state General Ibrahim Babangida. He rose through the ranks of the NSO and the subsequent SSS, eventually becoming a Director of Security in several states of the federation at various times: including Kano, Sokoto, Edo, Lagos, Osun and Imo.[2]

Sack and arrest

On August 12, 2018, Daura was sacked by Nigeria's acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, in connection with a security siege at the opposition-led National Assembly.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Lawal Musa Daura (DGSS)". State Security Service of Nigeria. State Security Service of Nigeria. Archived from the original on 5 July 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  2. ^ Martins, Ameh (2018-08-07). "DAURA, Lawal Musa (mni)". Biographical Legacy and Research Foundation. Retrieved 2020-07-18.
  3. ^ Adetayo, Olalekan (2018-08-07). "Acting President Osinbajo sacks DSS boss, Lawal Daura". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 2024-07-10.