State Security Service, SSS, has denied invading the offices of Socio-Economic Rights And Accountability Project, SERAP, in Abuja and Lagos State, saying only two unarmed operatives visited the office.
In a statement released on Monday, the secret service disclosed that a team of two unarmed SSS operatives were lawfully detailed on routine investigation to SERAP office in Abuja.
The statement, however, condemned how the operation “has sadly been skewed and misinterpreted as unlawful, harassment and intimidation of SERAP officials”.
“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 in-depth investigation of these malicious contents, it sues for citizens’ participation in national security management,” the statement noted.
The SSS, therefore, urged Nigerians to disregard these false narratives, restating its commitment to utmost professionalism in the discharge of its core mandate.
