Yari Knew What Happened Not Because He Ignored President Call – DSS

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It has been confirmed by the Department of State Services, DSS that the former governor of Zamfara State Abdulaziz Yari, who is now representing Zamfara West at the National Assembly was invited for questioning.

The anti-graft agency through its spokesperson, Peter Afunanya did not disclose the reason for the invitation in a statement released on Sunday.

Afunaya said it was not true that Yari was invited because he did not answer the call of President Bola Tinubu and such news was unheard of.

Yari had in June obtained an order from the Federal High Court in Abuja to restrain security agencies, including the DSS, from arresting him.

The DSS however did not state the reason why Yari was invited but that the senator could tell better.

“It is petty, if not laughable, to report that Yari was invited for refusing to pick up the President’s call. This is the height of junk journalism. Yari knows why he was invited.

“The service denies all the allegations as they lack any factual basis or credibility. They are only figments of the creators’ imaginations. This is more so that the publishers in question have been noted in and outside the country for their notoriety for peddling fake news, sensational and gutter journalism. Without a modicum of proper and civilised behaviour, they indulge in character assassinations and sundry blackmail as a business.”

Stating further the spokesperson added that the DSS is not snooping on the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal judges.

Afunanya said the DSS respects the rule of law as well as “the independence and autonomy of other agencies, including the judiciary and legislature.”

“It will not shirk its responsibilities or allow some detractors to prevent it from undertaking its statutory duties or carrying out lawful orders by constituted authorities.

“If Yari or anyone else is to be invited or taken into custody, the service will not hesitate to do so. This is as far as that is procedurally done within the confines of the law,” he said.