The Department of State Services (DSS) has described its alleged invasion of SERAP offices in Abuja and Lagos as inaccurate and misleading.
The service in an electronic message sent to newspath.net said a team of two (2) unarmed service operatives were lawfully detailed on routine investigation to SERAP office in Abuja.
It said it has misinterpreted as unlawful harassment and intimidation of SERAP officials.
The DSS said such official enquiries and liaison are traditional and does not in any way amount to illegality or raid.
While it assured the public of in-depth investigation of what it described as malicious content, it called on citizens participation in national security Management.
The DSS, therefore, urges the public to disregard the false narratives and restates its commitment to utmost professionalism in the discharge of its core mandate.
Recall that, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) says officers from the DSS have taken control of its Abuja office.
SERAP made this known in a statement on it X handle on Monday, describing the action as an ‘unlawful occupation’.
SERAP said the officers are demanding to meet with the organisation’s directors.
It called on President Bola Tinubu to direct the DSS to end the “harassment, intimidation and attack on the rights of Nigerians.