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The Department of State Service (DSS) says its operatives are not involved in the arrest of the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress in the 2023 election, Omoyele Sowore.

The secret police stressed that the clarifications became imperative because of the “erroneous” reports in some sections of the media that had since gone viral that its operatives were involved.

A highly-placed official of the service, who spoke to Daily Trust on Sunday, explained that they would not hesitate to use all legal means in their operations if they have any axe to grind with any individual.

Daily Trust reports that Sowore was arrested on Sunday morning at Murtala Muhammad International Airport in Ikeja, Lagos State by Nigerian Immigration officials but later released.

“I had just arrived in Nigeria from the USA at MMIA in Lagos; upon reaching Nigerian Immigration, my port was seized, and they told me they had orders to detain me,” Sowore had written.

However, in a post via his official handle after a few hours, Sowore revealed that he had been released by the Nigerian Immigration Service and his port had been released.

“I have just been released by the Nigerian Immigration after a brief detention and my port released back to me”, the activist-turned-politician had disclosed.

But the senior officer at the DSS headquarters confided in our correspondent that Sowore’s name, which was on the secret police watchlist before, had since been removed.

“See, what I can tell you is that the name of the man in question was on our watchlist before, but we had since removed it.

“Our new DG is determined to reform and reposition the Department of State Service (DSS) as a responsible and responsive organisation.

“In that case, I want to state categorically that our officers were not involved in his arrest, so, Nigerians should discard the fake news of the DSS’ involvement,” the source said.

Efforts to formally hear from the secret police proved abortive as several calls pulled across to the service number provided to journalists did not connect.

An email sent to the official address of the service was yet to be responded to as at when filing this report.

https://dailytrust.com/we-know-nothing-about-sowores-arrest-dss/#google_vignette

"A highly-placed official of the service, who spoke to Daily Trust on Sunday, explained that they would not hesitate to use all legal means in their operations if they have any axe to grind with any individual."

Why did Daily Trust publish this NONSENSE?

Very UNPROFESSIONAL!

This is something a struggling, up and coming blogger would publish NOT an established News Agency.

The FOOLS even had the effrontery to attribute what is essentially a gossip to DSS as if it were an official statement.

Journalism is DEAD. And journalists KILLED it.

Also, Sowore is a joker. Always EAGER to act as if he's more PERSECUTED than Jesus Christ.

Of course they always tell lies.

DSS and cowardice. Why did they release him? He has owned up as the main initiator of the protest.

Idiots dogs of Timlubu! They better complete the foolishness they have started.

See, what I can tell you is that the name of the man in question was on our watchlist before, but we had since removed it.

But protest is a treasonable offence according to babablus. What of other protesters that are in detention?


What about the British Andrew guy that was declared wanted?

All these bla bla bla is nothing. Until DSS releases all protesters and withdraw all court charges against protesters, then this damage control is useless.

jmoore:
DSS and cowardice. Why did they release him? He has owned up as the main initiator of the protest.

Idiots dogs of Timlubu! They better complete the foolishness they have started.



But protest is a treasonable offence according to babablus. What of other protesters that are in detention?


What about the British Andrew guy that was declared wanted?

All these bla bla bla is nothing. Until DSS releases all protesters and withdraw all court charges against protesters, then this damage control is useless.

Shine your eyes. Don't be fooled by all these people. That was how someone was planted in Labour Party for Atiku's fall.

Na me arrest am.

Manuscript:
He said it was DSS.

but it was NIS not DSS . NIS also confirmed it

They can never fail to deliver they lie any time any moment.....
May God help his ppl

Softmirror:


Shine your eyes. Don't be fooled by all these people. That was how someone was planted in Labour Party for Atiku's fall.

Una still dey smoke that drug Timlubu was trafficking in the streets of Chicago.

jmoore:


Una still dey smoke that drug Timlubu was trafficking in the streets of Chicago.

🤣🤣🤣🤣

That is to say they will still go back to arrest him.

It's their usual modus operandi

Denials and counter denials

Una never see anything........ Denying machine

It could have been a routine check by the immigration on persons of interest.


But trust the media-hungry individuals to blow it out of proportion for whatever gain.


Tyranny shouldn't be allowed in our land, same way we shouldn't let some people see themselves as being above the law and scrutiny by relevant government agencies.

Sowore was with his phone typing and taking pictures of his sad face as I saw on X .


They left his phone for him to be intimating his fans.



DSS says they didn't arrest him.

Everyone doing things to boost their ego in this country.

The silencing of descent voices is getting out of hand.

Okayyyyy

We know what denial means in Nigeria


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPlGMHYDhM8

Hmmm

I have Samsung TV Samsung home theater for sale serious buyer pls

Shameless outfit

Tinubu why are you behave like a tyrant? This is not how to play politics.

Over to Sowore.

Hmmmmmm

Ds government no even get shame again

You mean detain is different from an arrest.

Na we arrested him not DDS....na Nigerians arrested him 😯😯😯😯😯