The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has denied media report that the Department of State Services (DSS) carried compromising files relating to either President Bola Tinubu and his close aides or former President Muhammadu Buhari and his aides, from its facility and that of the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB).
The anti-graft agency, which took to its verified social media handles on Saturday, specifically denounced a news report titled, ‘Secret Police, DSS Carts Away Files Implicating President Tinubu, Close Aides From ICPC, CCB’.
In a statement issued via the verified accounts, ICPC described the news report as fake and irresponsible.
Politics Nigeria observed that ICPC made separate references to former President Muhammadu Buhari and aides and also incumbent President Tinubu and aides, with uncertainty as to who among the two leaders and their aides were at the centre of any investigation.
The statement reads in part:
“The attention of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has been drawn to a spurious news report by online medium, Saharareporters titled ‘Secret Police, DSS Carts Away Files Implicating President Buhari, Close Aides from ICPC, CCB’.
“The Commission hereby refute the report by Saharareporters 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.
“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.
“For the umpteenth time, 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.”
