{"id":564,"date":"2023-07-10T10:15:45","date_gmt":"2023-07-10T10:15:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=564"},"modified":"2023-07-17T10:16:39","modified_gmt":"2023-07-17T10:16:39","slug":"dss-denies-arresting-senator-yari","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2023\/07\/10\/dss-denies-arresting-senator-yari\/","title":{"rendered":"DSS DENIES ARRESTING SENATOR YARI"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Department of State Services\u00a0<em>DSS\u00a0<\/em>has responded to reports regarding the arrest of former Zamfara State governor, Senator Abdulaziz Yari, clarifying that he was not arrested for allegedly refusing to answer the president&#8217;s phone call. The DSS also denied the claims of storming the offices of the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission\u00a0<em>ICPC<\/em>\u00a0and Code of Conduct Bureau\u00a0<em>CCB<\/em>\u00a0to seize files implicating President Bola Tinubu and his aides.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement issued by DSS spokesperson, Dr. Peter Afunanya, the agency refuted the allegations, stating that they lack factual basis or credibility. Afunanya described the reports as &#8220;junk journalism&#8221; and highlighted the reputation of the publishers for peddling fake news and engaging in sensational and gutter journalism.<\/p>\n<p>The DSS further expressed that such reports are part of a smear campaign designed to tarnish the agency&#8217;s integrity and leadership. While acknowledging awareness of the sponsors behind these campaigns of calumny, the DSS emphasized its commitment to the rule of law and independence of other agencies, including the Judiciary and Legislature.<\/p>\n<p>The statement reiterated the agency&#8217;s dedication to its statutory duties and lawful orders from constituted authorities. The DSS assured the public that it will continue to operate professionally, working with relevant stakeholders to address security challenges in the country.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, the DSS urged the public to disregard the misleading stories aimed at causing disaffection and undermining the agency&#8217;s leadership, reaffirming its focus, resilience, patriotism, and professionalism in fulfilling its mandate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Department of State Services\u00a0DSS\u00a0has responded to reports regarding the arrest of former Zamfara State governor, Senator Abdulaziz Yari, clarifying that he was not arrested for allegedly refusing to answer the president&#8217;s phone call. The DSS also denied the claims of storming the offices of the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission\u00a0ICPC\u00a0and Code [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":554,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[181,172,186],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-564","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime","category-news","category-politics"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/564","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=564"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/564\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":565,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/564\/revisions\/565"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/554"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=564"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=564"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=564"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}