Profile of new Director General Of Department of states security

                                       

Mr Lawal Daura who was appointed by President Buhari as the new DG of the DSS following the sack of Ita Ekpenyong, was formally in the Secret Service.
According to the statement released by the Head of Civil Service, states that Mr. Daura, who is returning to the SSS from retirement, was born in Daura, Katsina State, on the August, 5, 1953. He attended Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria from 1977 – 1980.


He started his carrier in the State Security Service in 1982 and rose to the rank of Director.
He was at one time the Deputy Director, Presidential Communication, Command and Control Centre, at the Presidential Villa Abuja between 2003 and 2007.

He also served as State Director of Security Service at various times in Kano, Sokoto, Edo, Lagos, Osun and Imo States. He attended various professional courses both home and abroad including the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, (NIPSS) Kuru.