The Department of State Services has demanded N5.5 billion in damages from the SERAP as repercussions for an alleged false claim.
has demanded N5.5 billion in damages from the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project , a civil society organisation , for an alleged false claim that the secret police said tarnished its image.The alleged invasion happened barely 24 hours after SERAP urged President Bola Tinubu to direct the Nigerian National Petroleum Company to reverse the hike in the pump price of petrol.
The secret police described SERAP’s allegations as “malicious” and restated its commitment to professionalism in discharging its duties. According to the suit, the DSS said its visit to SERAP’s office aligned with its practice of engaging with officials of non-governmental organisations operating in the federal capital territory to establish a relationship with their new leadership.
The DSS, which claimed that its interactions with the SERAP employee were recorded, said before its operatives exited SERAP’s office, the NGO staff promised to inform the organisation’s management about the visit and volunteered a phone number.“An order directing the defendants to pay the claimants the sum of N5 billion as damages for the libelous statements published about the claimants,” the DSS prayed the court.
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