DSS Threatens To Sue AIT, Channels Tv Over Lagos Assembly Reportage
The coverage of activities at the Lagos State House of Assembly, has enraged the Department of State Services, which has threatened to take legal action against Africa Independent Television and Channels Television over their reports on the involvement of the service in the Lagos Assembly crisis.
The DSS described the reportage by the broadcast stations as false and malicious.
In a letter to the stations by its lawyer, Adedeji Adedipe (SAN), the DSS alleged that the stations misrepresented its actions during a tense period on February 17, 2025, when concerns arose over the possible return of former Speaker, Mudashiru Obasa.
Adedipe stated that the DSS role was purely to support existing security forces, and it did not engage in any unlawful activities
The DSS demanded an immediate retraction of the reports and a public apology to be broadcast across all platforms for three consecutive days.
The service, however, warned that failure to comply within seven days would prompt civil and criminal legal actions against the stations under Nigeria’s Cybercrimes Act
