DSS AND THE 6TH DECEMBER, 2019 FEDERAL HIGH COURT, ABUJA INCIDENT
It has become important that the DSS responds to the serial misinfo being circulated in the media abt its involvement in the incident that occurred on 6th Dec, 2019 @ the Federal High Court, Abuja.
However, when SOWORE stepped out of the court & sighted operatives of the DSS within the premises, he ran back into the courtroom.
A critical look at the videos in circulation would convince any objective viewer that there was no DSS personnel
Eye witness and several media accounts have disclosed that the Court had adjourned peacefully wtout an untoward incident when suddenly the unruly crowd imported into the Courtroom
The DSS, as a professional, responsible and law abiding Organization, could not
It has therefore become unarguable and raises a moral question as to who, between Sowore and the Service, dislikes or disobeys the Courts. In this regard, public attention may be drawn to the 25th July 2019 statement of SOWORE that
It may be recalled that the Service had on 3rd December, 2019 raised alarm about a plot to destabilize the country. It is quite remarkable that the plot has already started playing out. To ensure this objective is further achieved, some
For emphasis, it should be noted that SOWORE is facing trial not as an activist, journalist or a politician, but for his resort to call for violence, forceful takeover of Govt & suspected transnational illegal activities.
Though sections of the populace have been fed with spurious narratives about these developments, Nigerians and the International Community should not be gullible or even vulnerable to the machinations of groups
The Service is committed to the discharge of its mandate of detecting and preventing threats against the internal security of Nigeria. It supports democracy in the country and will do all that is legal to protect it.
Peter Afunanya, Ph.D
Public Relations Officer,
Dept of State Services,
National Headquarters,
Abuja
7th December, 2019.
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