Department of State Services (DSS) has denied tapping the telephone lines of Nigerians.
It would berecalled that a political group had alleged that the DSS had tapped the telephone lines of Nigerians.
Reacting to the allegation,
DSS Public Relations Officer, Peter Afunanya, said the security agency was committed to its professional ideals and would not engage in unethical conduct.
He said the DSS had been criticised by unpatriotic citizens who fed the public with fake news and hate speeches against it.
“It is obvious that some merchants of violence are determined to use their platforms to misinform the public for their selfish and political ends.
“The DSS is a responsible organisation and thus professionally adheres to the ideals of intelligence and security governance expected of it in a democracy,” Afunanya said.
He said DSS should be left out of politics to maintain its usual transparency and neutrality in the discharge of its mandate.
According to him, the social media had been awash with wrong information regarding the operations of the DSS, but enjoined carriers of fake news and social media manipulators to always think of Nigeria.
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