Lawal Musa Daura
Lawal Musa Daura mni is a Nigerian security official who was the Director General of the State Security Service from 2 July 2015 to 7 August 2018.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.
In 1982, Daura joined the National Security Organization which was later replaced in 1986 with the State Security Service 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.
In 2003, he was appointed, Deputy Director Presidential Communication, Command and Control Centre at the Presidential Villa, a position he held till 2007. In 2013, he was retired from the SSS.On July 2, 2015, President Muhammadu Buhari appointed Daura as the Director General of the State Security Service replacing Ita Ekpeyong. During his tenure the SSS transformed into a secret police organization carrying out "illegal arrests and detention of citizens, abuse of court orders, deep partisanship and human rights abuses".
On August 7, 2018, following a blockade by SSS operatives on the National Assembly, Daura was fired by the Acting President Yemi Osinbajo.
