UPDATE Matthew Seiyefa As Being Appointed As The Acting DG Of DSS

The Presidency has confirmed the appointment of Mr . Matthew B. Seiyefa as the Acting Director of the Department of State Services .
The announcement was tweeted on Tuesday via the verified Twitter handle of Presidency Nigeria @ NGRPresident .

See the tweet : https : / / twitter . com /NGRPresident /status/ 1026877691432189952

Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, had earlier met behind closed doors with Seiyefa who , until his appointment , was the most senior director in the DSS.
The meeting was held inside Osinbajo’s office at the Presidential Villa, Abuja .

The appointment became necessary as the erstwhile DG , Lawal Daura , was sacked in the wake of the invasion of the National Assembly by security operatives on Tuesday morning, under Daura ’ s directive .
The Presidency denied sending Daura on the assignment, and went ahead to sack the erstwhile DSS helmsman.
Osinbajo had, while terminating Daura ’s appointment , asked him to hand over to the most senior official in the agency .

Seiyefa, from Bayelsa State , arrived the Presidential Villa in an official Sports Utility Vehicle at about 4 pm.
He was seen clutching an office file as he made his way into Osinbajo’s office. Shortly after his arrival , the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu , also arrived .

Magu , however , left before Seiyefa at 4 . 40 pm without talking to State House Correspondents .