Wrongful Arrest: DG Oluwatosin Ajayi Apologizes To Journalists, Says Erring DSS Agents ‘ll Be Punished

The Department of State Services (DSS) has apologized for the wrongful arrest of the two staff of Jay 101.9 FM, a radio station located in Jos, Plateau State capital.

Recall that the two journalists in question were arrested during the visit of President Bola Tinubu to Jos at the weekend.  The president was in Jos to attend the funeral service of the mother of APC National Chairman, Prof. Nentawe Yilwadta Goshwe.

A credible security source told Team@orientactualmags.com that on getting informed that some overzealous DSS agents had arrested Ms. Ruth Marcus and Keshia Jang, who work for the radio station in question, the Director General, Mr. Oluwatosin Ajayi, had ordered their immediate release. 

The DSS also immediately contacted the National President of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ),  Comrade Alhassan Yahaya, and conveyed the DG’s apologies.

‘The Director General assured the NUJ president that the new DSS leadership treasures the importance of a free press in a democracy, and has ordered a thorough investigation into the matter. He further assured the NUJ President that anyone found culpable will be appropriately sanctioned. 

The new DG is correcting the wrongs he inherited. One of them is overzealousness. This is why the new DG has not failed to admit so whenever the Service makes mistakes. We are witnesses to several instances when the Service apologized and even compensated victims of wrongful arrests.

The DG is an absolute lover of human rights and press freedom. You may recall that sometime ago, the DSS DG apologized to the management of TVC over the alleged harassment and intimidation of a reporter’ the source added-Team@orientactualmags.com  Do you have any information you wish to share with us? Do you want us to cover your event or programme? Kindly send SMS to 08035023079,  08059100286, 09094171980 or get in touch via orientactualmag@gmail.com.  Thank you