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.
Prior to a potential arrest, the security agency is reported to have filed a lawsuit against the professor for allegedly failing to declare 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 of the report and added that the internet and printed versions of it were different.
“The said report is misleading. It falsely left an impression that the Service went to Court against the INEC Chairman”, he noted.
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 strategies is to subvert the efforts in ensuring peaceful coexistence. Another is a determination to overheat the polity and exploit the judiciary or undermine security and law enforcement agencies.”
The secret agency recommended all stakeholders to be watchful and thwart attempts to utilize them to subvert the law by warning such persons and groups to cease from cunning plots.
