Dennis Amachree, former Assistant Director, Department of State Services (DSS) has alleged that the video going viral on social media recorded at Wuse 2, Abuja where thugs were being conveyed in a black Sports Utility Vehicle, accosted by black men in suits belong to a Senator, without disclosing the identity.
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He stated this on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily which was monitored by our correspondent noting that the men putting on suits are not DSS officials.
In addition, he added that the Nigerian Army should imitate the DSS by arresting alleged impersonators who opened fire on protesters at Lekki Toll Gate, noting that DSS had been able to identify and arrest impersonators.
“I don’t want to follow the style of the army where they said people can buy uniforms and wear them and come out. If you wear a dark suit and tie and drive a black SUV, many people would say that is the DSS but I actually inquired about that.
“I called the headquarters to find out. Those people were working for a particular senator. And if that is the case, I think they should (arrest them). If anybody tries to impersonate security personnel, he should be arrested immediately.
“Don’t allow it to happen and then you go ahead and then do inquiries or panels or whatever. I know a lot of people impersonating SSS, taking letters to different places have been arrested and they have been dealt with immediately. Those people you are referring to were not SSS officials”, he said.
TheNigeriaLawyer recalls that in the viral video, armed thugs were being conveyed in what seemed to be black government Sports Utility Vehicles with concealed number plates were seen attacking #EndSARS protesters in the Wuse 2 area of Abuja on Tuesday.
In addition, some of the thugs are seen jumping into a black Prado driven by a man in a suit on Adetokunbo Ademola Crescent Wuse 2.
The vehicle is seen reversing unto Hospital Avenue and then the doors are flung open while thugs wielding stones and sticks run riot.
Another vehicle, which is a black Range Rover, soon joins the thugs while four buses filled with thugs park on the roadside as more thugs alight from the buses.
Meanwhile, contrary to unconfirmed reports that the thugs were coordinated by officials of DSS attached to a government official, DSS spokesman, Peter Afunaya had earlier on refuted the claims in a statement issued titled “DSS Not Aiding Attacks on #EndSARS Protesters”.
“Part of the untruth being spewed to the public is that some of its officials attached to certain VIPs aided thugs in this regard.
“In view of the false accusations, no DSS personnel has, so far, been identified to be involved in the alleged acts. It begs the question to conclude that SUVs and persons dressed in suits and sighted in conflict environments are of the DSS.
“Fact is that no staff of the DSS will engage in acts as the ones being peddled by these rumour mongers and hate speakers”, he had stated.
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