The Department of State Security Services, DSS has denied reports
that it is tapping the telephone lines of certain Nigerians. In a
statement sent to PoliticsNGR signed by its spokesperson, Mr Peter
Afunanya, the security agency, described the reports as false.
The Statement read;
“The
Department of State Services wishes to inform the public that it does
not tap or eavesdrop on private conversations of citizens and residents
and therefore denies the allegation by a political group to this effect.
Recently,
the Agency has come under the focus of uninformed critics and
unpatriotic commentators most of who feed the public with fake news and
hate speeches against it. Social media is awash with wrong information
of sorts regarding the Agency whose operations and activities are highly
misunderstood and misrepresented.
It is obvious that some
merchants of violence are determined to use their platforms to misinform
the public for their selfish and political ends. In this regard, the
Service warns that those bent on entrenching this mischief should be
aware of the consequences of their misleading action as the law will
surely catch up with them.
The DSS is a responsible organization
and thus professionally adheres to the ideals of intelligence and
security governance expected of it in a democracy. The public is,
therefore, urged to disregard the claims of the political group.
The Service prefers that it is left out of the political fray as it wishes to maintain its usual transparency and neutrality in the discharge of its mandate. It enjoins all carriers of fake news and social media manipulators, who are deceiving the populace, to always THINK NIGERIA.”
Source:- Politicsng
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