The Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) Chairman Mahmood Yakubu has been the target of a lawsuit, according to the Department of State Services (DSS), which has denied doing so.
Before the professor could be arrested, the security agency is said to have filed a lawsuit against him for not declaring his assets.
The spokesperson, Peter Afunanya, claimed that the INEC chairman was not the problem and blamed the misunderstanding on a newspaper.
The media outlet “skewed what happened in court and published it out of context,” the DSS stated.
Afunanya expressed dissatisfaction with the report and added that the internet and printed versions of it were different.
“The aforementioned report is false.” According to him, it was misrepresented that the service had filed a lawsuit against the INEC chairman.
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According to the statement, the DSS is aware of the mischievous characters’ actions, particularly their desire to stir up controversy before the general elections in order to fuel the problem.
“One of their tactics is to undermine the initiatives taken to ensure peaceful cohabitation.” Another is a desire to inflame politics, take advantage of the judiciary, or undercut security and law enforcement organisations.
The secret agency cautioned such people and organisations to abandon their cunning schemes and recommended all parties involved exercise caution and rebuff any attempts to use them to evade the law.
