DSS 'uncovers smear campaign plot' against DG, key officials

• Published date: 10 January 2023
• Publication title: Nigeria - The Nation

The Department of State Services (DSS) on Tuesday said it has uncovered plans by some politicians and disgruntled elements within and outside the government to sponsor smear campaigns against its Director General, Yusuf Magaji Bichi and key officials over the Service's uncompromising stance on some critical governance and policy issues.

Spokesman of the Service, Dr Peter Afunanya, said those behind the plot have engaged civil society and non-governmental organisations to not only sustain but stage further rallies, road-shows and press conferences and use the occasions to discredit Bichi.

He added that sections of the media have also been briefed to implement the strategy through sponsored articles, commentaries and features to malign the DG, his family and select officials of the Service.

'The Service is monitoring developments and will allow the plotters to either exhaust...