The Department of State Services says, contrary to claims by some online media platforms, Senator Abdulaziz Yari was not arrested because he snubbed President Bola Tinubu’s phone call.
In a statement on Sunday, the Spokesman of DSS, Dr Peter Afunanya, described the claim as laughable and inconsequential.
He also denied accusations that the Service was snooping on Judges on the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal.
Afunanya claimed that the Service ordinarily would not have responded to the inaccuracies but for the “fickle-minded and vulnerable persons as well as the unsuspecting public” that may take the lies for facts.Related News
The statement said, “The attention of the Department of State Services has been drawn to false reports by sections of the online media particularly SaharaReporters, Peoples Gazette, and Jackson Ude.
“The so-called news platforms variously and wrongly fed the public with misleading narratives and accusations against the Service.
“For instance, SaharaReporters wrote that the Service stormed the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) and Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) and carted away certain files from them.
“Jackson Ude falsely claimed that there is a rumble in the DSS due to nepotism. He further accused the Service was snooping on Judges on the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal.
“On its part, Peoples Gazette reported that Senator Abdulaziz Yari was arrested for alleged refusal to pick up the President’s phone call (whatever that meant).
“There are other variants of unsubstantiated and anonymous petitions flying around against the DGSS, his family, and some officials.
“To set the records straight, the DSS did not execute operations of any kind at the ICPC and CCB or remove files from their offices.”
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