By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-chief)
The Department of State Services (DSS), said on Tuesday, that the Security Service has received reports from some State Governments relating to diversion or sale of palliatives meant for their citizens.
Spokesman of the DSS, Dr Peter Afunnanya, in a statement Tuesday evening, September 5, 2023, said the Service, consequently undertook investigations in that regard and has recovered some of the items as well as apprehended the suspects.
Dr Afunnanya also said that while this operation is ongoing in other states, the DSS, for instance, has intercepted a suspected criminal syndicate in Nasarawa State allegedly responsible for the diversion and sale of the palliatives meant for the vulnerable in the place.
Among those suspects are officials of Nasarawa State Emergency Management Agency (NASEMA) and their accomplices in the markets, notably Modern Market Lafia, where the items were being resold. The suspects have, however, been handed over for appropriate disciplinary measures.
Afunnanya stated that the Service, therefore, calls on members of the public who may have information relating to this emerging trend to report same to the relevant security agencies for necessary action. NNL.
