DSS evicts its former DG, Are from residence

A former director of the Department of State Services (DSS) Mr. Kayode Are has seen the ugly side of an institution he where he once held sway, as officials of the service reportedly stormed his Ikoyi, Lagos, home on Wednesday, throwing out his belongings.
It was gathered that the operatives stormed the place in two buses, broke down the doors and threw Are’s things out of the house.
Are was the longest serving DG of the DSS having occupied the office from 1999 to 2007 under President Olusegun Obasanjo.
He had been asked to quit the premises, but given till December 31, 2015 to do so by the new head of the agency, Lawal Daura.
It was also learnt, that Are who had got a court order to restrain the DSS from forcefully ejecting him was been taken unawares by the development.

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According to a source, “there is a rule in the service that all retired DGs are given a residence to live in for their lifetime and security etc. All the former DGs and even the DG that took over from Col. Are are enjoying this benefit. Even some of them have bought the houses. Col. Are got his own allocation in 2010 and has lived in the house since then.
“When the new DG took over, he suddenly ordered that Col. Are should move out of the house. Col. Are went to court and obtained an order that status quo be maintained. After several unsuccessful attempts to resolve the matter, the order was eventually served on the DSS on December 1, 2015.
“The next morning, officers of the SSS invaded the house and are trying to forcibly remove Col. Are and his family from the house. They are there presently and they are breaking down the doors of the house. The house is at 50 Alexander Avenue, Ikoyi.”

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