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Why We Visited SERAP’s Office – DSS

The Department of State Services, (DSS) has reeled out why its personnel visited the office of the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, (SERAP), in Abuja on Monday.

New Telegraph had earlier reported that the operatives of the DSS raided the office of SERAP in Abuja demanding to see the rights group’s director.

Speaking on the development on Tuesday morning in a statement issued to newsmen, the secret police challenged SERAP’s narrative, clarifying that unarmed members of the service were conducting a routine investigation.

The statement reads, “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 a routine investigation of the SERAP office in Abuja, which has sadly been skewed and misinterpreted as unlawful, harassment and intimidation of SERAP officials.

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“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 in-depth investigation of these malicious contents, it sues for citizens’ participation in national security management.

“The DSS, therefore, urges the public to disregard these false narratives as it restates its commitment to utmost professionalism in the discharge of its core mandate.”

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