The Department of State Services (DSS) has confirmed that it sent two unarmed operatives to the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) office in Abuja as part of a routine investigation.
The DSS dismissed claims of harassment or unlawful occupation following SERAP’s call for President Bola Tinubu to address fuel price hikes and investigate corruption in the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL).
SERAP had alleged that DSS personnel were occupying their office, but the DSS labelled the reports as “inaccurate and misleading,” urging the public to disregard the claims.
The agency assured citizens of its professionalism and emphasized that such visits are standard in national security management.
“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,” the secret police agency said.
