President Bola Tinubu has ordered the Department of State Services to immediately vacate the office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in Ikoyi, Lagos.
DSS had on Tuesday morning laid siege to the Lagos office of the EFCC.
DSS had reportedly prevented EFCC officials from accessing their office.
DSS operatives later moved in two Armoured Personnel Carriers to block the main entrance of the building.
It was gathered that the feud arose from a rivalry between both agencies over the ownership of the building.
When contacted, EFCC spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren, described the development as “strange”, explaining that the two agencies had lived together within the facility for over 20 years without any rancor.
But in a swift reaction, the spokesman of the DSS, Peter Afunanya claimed that the property in question belonged to the secret police service, saying it’s not true its operatives barricaded EFCC office.
But presidential spokesperson, Tunde Rahman, in a statement on Tuesday evening, said the issue between the two security agencies would be resolved amicably.
The statement read, “President Bola Tinubu has directed the Department of State Security Service to immediately vacate the office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in Ikoyi, Lagos.
“The President gave the directive when reports that DSS officials stormed the EFCC office located on Awolowo Road, Ikoyi, Lagos on Tuesday, preventing officials of the anti-graft agency from accessing their work place, was brought to his attention.
“The President said if there were issues between the two important agencies of government, they would be resolved amicably.”