Reports alleging that the Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Alhaji YM Bichi, was blackmailing justices of the Supreme Court to tilt judgement in the pending appeal in favour of President Bola Tinubu, are false, baseless, and a figment of the imagination of the purveyors, according to findings.
Highly-placed sources at the DSS, who spoke in confidence on the matter during the week, accused those behind the report of “peddling dangerous falsehood,” which consequence might be grave.
The sources were reacting to a recent report credited to one of the foreign-based Nigerian journalists, Jackson Ude in which he alleged that Alhaji Bichi, was blackmailing justices of the Supreme Court to tilt judgement in the pending appeal in favour of President Tinubu
Speaking in confidence with a correspondent, one of the intelligence sources said: “The general public is invited to note that the allegation against the DG SS is not only spurious, but a figment of the imagination of Jackson Ude.
“On my honour, I make bold to say that Alhaji Bichi, the DG of DSS, has a record of an unblemished carrier, which does not allow for institutional interference of any form whatsoever.
“It is, therefore, unthinkable to make such allegations, more so that the DSS under the leadership of Alhaji Bichi, has continued to nurtur the culture of the rule of law across all facets of the agency.
“As journalists, I plead that you ignore reports from Jackson Ude and his ilks, as they serve no purpose other than to mislead the undiscerning public, and heat up the polity.
“Let me close by saying that Nigerians are too sophisticated for the likes of Jackson Ude to hoodwink them, or pull the wool over their eyes”.
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