The Department of State Services, DSS, has dismissed as lies, from the pit of hell, a report by the Amnesty International, AI, which claimed that the Service, under this administration, engages in the abduction of innocent Nigerian citizens.
The report which was carried by an online publication, Peoples Gazette, took not a few people who know how much the Service has done to abort several high profile abductions in the country, and how much it has risked its personnel to gather information and secure the release of hundreds of abducted Nigerians.
While reacting to the publication, DSS Spokesman, Dr. Peter Afunanya, said nothing could be further from the truth.
Said the statement: “The attention of the Department of State Services, DSS, has been drawn to a false publication by an online newspaper, Peoples Gazette, in which it quoted Amnesty International (AI), as stating that SSS abduct innocent Nigerians under the Buhari regime.
“Whether reported by Peoples Gazette or Amnesty International, the Service outrigjtly denies this misleading narrative. It does not abduct Nigerians.
“As part of its enforcement activities, the DSS arrests when, where, and if necessary. This is evidently carried out in line with democratic ideals.
“At no time has the Agency embarked on its actions without following laid down procedures in respect of obtaining warrants of arrest or orders of detention from competent legal authorities. The claim of abduction, or use of enforced disappearances, is an absolute lie and a make-up narrative designed to bring the Service to disrepute.
“The DSS is law abiding, and committed to the protection of citizens and sensitive government installations. In doing this, it will continue to discharge its mandate of intelligence collection and timely dissemination of same to relevant action agencies and stakeholders.
“Public attention should, however, be drawn to the deliberate and determined efforts of the Publisher of Peoples Gazette, Samuel Ogundipe, to use his platform to undermine law and order. He is known to have, on several occasions, engaged in distorted publications to disinform the public. He and his cohorts are hereby warned, for the umpteenth time, to desist from these deplorable acts against the peace and security of the nation. It is time for Ogundipe and the likes to choose reason over fatuity; and patriotism over treachery. Their continous mischievous resolve to use fake news and hate speech to set the country on fire is condemnable.
“Media Practitioners in the country should rise above parochial considerations, sanitise its fold, and fish out quacks among them. The Media can also peer-review and embark on self censorship as part of achieving professionalism in the industry.
“They must reject the allure of enticement by external forces to use them to instigate violence or undermine government and its institutions. Otherwise, those who run foul of the law must be ready to face justice now or in the future.
Recall that the DSS by its intelligence gathering, had uncovered several plots to undermine and embarrass the Country. Unfortunately, a number of the information the Service gives to relevant action Agencies are ignored until they are late.
The most recent, among others, are the Abuja-Kaduna bound Train attack, and the invasion and attack on Kuje Prisons, Abuja.
Sadly no heads have rolled, the promises to punish those who neglected their duties notwithstanding. It has been business as usual.
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