Tordue Salem: DSS Reacts To Senator Oker-Jev’s Allegation

The Department of State Security Services (DSS) has denied having a hand in the disappearance and death of Vanguard Journalist, Tordue Salem.

Trixx NG recall Senator Emmanuel Oker-Jev representing Benue North-West, raised a motion that Security agencies should be pressed to produce the Journalist.

Reacting, the spokesman, Dr. Peter Afunanya(Phd.) clarified that the DSS did not arrest or have a hand in the demise of the journalist.

He said this at a one-day seminar organised by the agency in collaboration with the Nigerian Union of Journalists (FCT Chapter) on Saturday.

He said: “The Department of State Services did not arrest, detain or have a hand in Tordue’s death.”

“The DSS being a responsible organisation does not embark on indiscriminate and secret arrest and detention or killing of anybody and could therefore not have arrested or detained the dead journalist.”

“Moreso, Tordue was not covering or related in any way to any security institution or beat and had not done anything to attract any security attention. Whenever we have justifiable reason to arrest or detain anyone, we always make it public and give reasons for such action in accordance with the rules of our engagement.”