By Hope James
The Department of the State Service (DSS) has reacted to the allegation leveled against it by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, Edum News reports.
Recall that SERAP on Monday alerted Nigerians that the secret service invaded its Abuja office, demanding to see the rights group’s directors.
In a statement, SERAP urged President Bola Tinubu to immediately direct DSS to end the intimidation, harassment and attack against their organization and the threat of arrest against its directors.
However, reacting to this, DSS in a statement on Tuesday via its official website, justified its action, saying that their routine investigation was misinterpreted.
The statement read in part, “The Department of State Services (DSS) has been inundated with multiple enquiries on its alleged unlawful invasion of SERAP offices in Abuja and Lagos.
“This narrative is inaccurate and misleading in its intent. For the records, a team of two (2) unarmed Service operatives were lawfully detailed on routine investigation to SERAP office in Abuja, which has sadly been skewed and misinterpreted as unlawful, harassment and intimidation of SERAP officials. The Service further wishes to state that such official enquiries and liaison are traditional and does not in any way amount to illegality or raid.
“While it assures of indept investigation of these malicious contents, it sues for citizens’ participation in national security management”.
