A former Assistant Director with the Department of State Services, Dennis Amachree, on Friday exonerated the DSS from involvement in the attack on #EndSARS protesters in Abuja on Tuesday.
A viral video recorded in the Wuse 2, area of Abuja had shown men in suits conveying armed thugs in a black Sports Utility Vehicle to attack protesters.
Speaking on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily programme, Amachree stated that the men in suits were not DSS officials but aides to a senator.
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According to him, the DSS had been able to identify and arrest the impersonators.
He advised the Nigerian Army to do the same instead of just claiming that those who shot and killed unarmed protesters at the Lekki Toll Gate on Tuesday were not Nigerian soldiers.
“I don’t want to follow the style of the army where they said people can buy uniforms and wear them and come out. If you wear a dark suit and tie and drive a black SUV, many people would say that is the DSS but I actually inquired about that.
“I called the headquarters to find out. Those people were working for a particular senator. And if that is the case, I think they should (arrest them). If anybody tries to impersonate security personnel, he should be arrested immediately.
“Don’t allow it to happen and then you go ahead and then do inquiries or panels or whatever. I know a lot of people impersonating SSS, taking letters to different places have been arrested and they have been dealt with immediately. Those people you are referring to were not SSS officials,” Amachree stated.
