The DSS spokesman added that the publisher, who reported that the department abducts Nigerians, is known to have, on several occasions, engaged in false and distorted publications to misinform the public.
By Jeffrey Agbo
The Department of State Services (DSS) has debunked a report by an online medium that it abducts Nigerians.
DSS spokesman Peter Afunanya said in a statement on Wednesday that the department carries out its activities within the confines of the law.
According to Afunanya, an online medium had quoted Amnesty International as stating that the DSS abducts innocent Nigerians under President Muhammadu Buhari regime.
Afunanya dismissed the report as false, and an attempt to deliberately tarnish the image of the department.
“Whether reported by the online platform or Amnesty International, the Service outrightly denies this misleading narrative. It does not abduct Nigerians,” the DSS spokesman said.
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“At no time has the agency embarked on its actions without following laid down procedures in respect of obtaining warrants of arrest or orders for 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.”
According to him, the DSS is law abiding and committed to the protection of citizens and sensitive government installations.
The DSS spokesman added that the publisher, who reported that the department abducts Nigerians, is known to have, on several occasions, engaged in false and distorted publications to misinform the public.
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