The Department of State Services (DSS) says it did not
disperse doctors attending a recruitment exercise organised by Saudi Arabia in
the federal capital territory (FCT).
While a recruitment exercise for doctors by Saudi Arabia was
held in Lagos earlier in the week, another was held in Abuja on Thursday.
However, there are reports that operatives of the secret
police besieged Sheraton Hotels, venue of the recruitment exercise, and
dispersed the doctors seeking greener pastures.
A journalist was said to have been arrested in the process
but was later released.
But in a statement on Friday, Peter Afunanya, spokesman of
the DSS, described the reports as “falsehood being circulated in the media”.
“The attention of the Department of State Services has once
again been drawn to a falsehood being circulated in the media that it dispersed
doctors attending a Saudi Arabia organised job interview at the Sheraton Hotel,
Abuja, yesterday 26th August, 2021,” Afunanya said.
“Though this is illogical and does not add up, sections of
the media that reported it did not care to verify the news before going to
print. No further evidence was also adduced to prove that the DSS carried out
such operation at the hotel.
“It is obvious that
the news is only designed to embarrass the organisation.
“Journalists and other media practitioners are enjoined to
cross check their facts and ensure that they do not use their platforms to
mislead the public or undermine national security.”
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