Ayodele Fayose, a former governor of Ekiti State, has called on President Bola Tinubu to rein in the Department of State Services (DSS) and address their excessive actions.

Fayose specifically pointed to the recent incident involving DSS operatives clashing with their counterparts from the Nigeria Correctional Services during the arraignment of former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele.

He asserted that those responsible for the altercation should be held accountable and brought to justice.

Fayose emphasized that the actions of the DSS were having a negative impact on Tinubu’s administration, and therefore, the erring operatives must face appropriate consequences for their behavior. The clash occurred following Emefiele’s arraignment at the Federal High Court in Lagos, during which DSS operatives forcefully took him back into their custody, leading to a confrontation with prison officers.

The court had earlier granted Emefiele bail in the sum of N20 million. However, the incident during his arraignment highlighted the need for accountability and restraint within the DSS ranks. Fayose’s call for action stems from the belief that dealing with the power-drunk DSS operatives is essential to maintaining order and ensuring that the actions of law enforcement agencies do not negatively impact the functioning of the government.

Tweeting, Fayose wrote: “The DSS act of lawlessness at the Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos today, should be condemned by all lovers of democracy and rule of law in the country.

“It is painful that the DSS is yet to come to terms with the fact that the President of Nigeria today, is a product of struggles for democracy and won’t superintend over any act of lawlessness.

“The actions of the DSS today, is no doubt bringing a negative image to the government and I’m sure that President Tinubu will act swiftly to curb their excesses so that they don’t give his government a bad name just as they did to the immediate past government. This is a function of failed or power drunk leadership in the DSS. It’s time for the President to act.

“No doubt, I am not a fan of Emefiele’s actions as CBN Governor which threw Nigerians into untold hardships with the politically motivated change of Naira notes. However, it behoves on leaders of this country to speak out against acts capable of undermining democracy and rule of law.

“Nigeria is under civil authority and security agencies, especially the DSS should be properly guided to purge themselves of this display of overzealousness.

“The DSS men that participated in today’s show of shame should be promptly brought to book. More so that it happened within the sacred premises of the court.

“Most importantly, restructuring of the Organization is imperative for a today Nigeria that is desirous of deepening democratic governance.”