Nigeria’s Anti-graft Agency, the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences commission (ICPC), has dismissed a report that the Department of State Services carted away files implicating President Bola Tinubu and close aides from its office.
ICPC dismissed the report in a statement by its Spokesperson, Mrs. Azuka Ogugua.
She said that the report was fake and baseless, adding that ICPC never had such files in any of its offices across the country.
She said, “the attention of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has been drawn to a spurious news report by online medium, Sahara reporters titled “Secret Police, DSS Carts Away Files Implicating President Tinubu, Close Aides from ICPC, CCB”.
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Ogugua noted that, “the Commission hereby refute the report by Sahara reporters and state unequivocally that there were no files implicating President Tinubu or close aides at its headquarters or offices across the states and therefore the alleged carting away of such imaginary files is unfounded and should be disregarded by the public.”
She added that, while the Commission does not dispute the role of the media to inform the public, it is however deeply disturbed by “irresponsible practice and non-adherence to the tenets of the journalism profession by some media outlets.”
“The Commission wishes to urge media organisations not to allow the use of their medium to propagate lies and unfounded reports by subversive agents.
“The Commission’s channels of communications remain open for clarification and confirmation,” Ogugua noted
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