The office of the editorial board member of THISDAY Newspapers, Sonnie Ekwowusi, was at the weekend invaded by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS), over a ‘Pro-Life, Pro-Family conference’ he is involved in, as well as a report condemning the sexualisation of school children in Nigeria.

After the invasion, Ekwowusi was invited to the DSS office in Shangisha, Lagos, yesterday for a follow-up interview.

Narrating his ordeal, he said: “Last Friday, the DSS invaded my office over a pro-life, pro-family conference I am involved in. They said they wanted to find out if the conference was registered.

“They invited me to their office yesterday. Recently, I wrote a series of articles condemning the sexualisation of school children in Nigeria.
“I guess the articles must have ruffled some feathers in high quarters. We will continue to pray for our country, Nigeria.”

On the allegations by the DSS, Ekwowusi said: “I got a call from one Peter asking me to come over to the DSS office at Shangisha in Lagos. When I told them I could’t make it, they sent some operatives to my office.
“They ransacked it and made away with some files. So yesterday, I went to their office and met the same Peter who told me he was dashing to somewhere and would have to re-invite me.

“What are the functions of the DSS? Can they dabble into conference matters? What has national security got to do with women’s rights which is what we are championing?

“From what I gathered from sources, a group of women petitioned the DSS about our forthcoming Pro-Life, Pro-Family conference, claiming that what we stand for is against their interest.

“Meanwhile, what our conference stands for is championing women and child’s rights. We have held it for five years and this year, it will take place at NIA, Victoria Island, Lagos.

“We have the conference in partnership with the Lagos State Government and the state House of Assembly. Our past conferences have helped the government to make laws on domestic violence.”
https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2017/05/17/dss-invades-thisday-editorial-board-members-office-over-report-on-sexualisation-on-school-kids/

Space not for sale.... Space for FTC. Will comment on FP

Na wa for this administration ooo

So a reporter can not report what he saw and live in peace again

MEANWHILE

I dedicate my FTC to SmartChoices who forgot to use his FTC.

Exactly. What are the functions of the SSS. Still trying to understand how a conference on pro-pro-life, women and children's right threaten national security? ??

The DSS are good at Everything but the real tenets of their jobs.

Harrassing people all over cyberspace, tweeting stupidity upandan, displaying triggerHappy cock&fire brigandage all over is not the hallmarks of a "secret service"!

While we celebrate their successes, dem boys need to tone down on the furrkery and display the dignity associated with the Service for goodness sake.

All things starting to look like Communist China sef, this furrking zoo!

The DSS has been abused. When the Lord God will turn away the captivity of Nigeria, we'll be like them that dream.

only in Nigeria.. someday we'll grow pass this.

No smoke without fire. Na only u dey hold conference?!

DSS has turned themselves into a nuisance

God punish Buhari for destroying the once respected DSS.

modelmike7:
No smoke without fire.
Na only u dey hold conference?!

Nonsense talk

we are in d second military rule of General Muhammad Buhari . may God help us l

DieBuhari:
Nonsense talk

This is one of the people that will dieb4Buhari.

DieBuhari:
God punish Buhari for destroying the once respected DSS.

Go back to the romance section..your mates are not here!

Buhari and his retinue of fools have turned our darling DSS into glorified agberos. I weep for Nigeria my country, pls pity the zombies who comment here, they're brain dead by default.

Dss again....... I never knew DSS existed from 1999- 2015...
Who be these guys sef?

Funny

yourexcellency:
DSS has turned themselves into a nuisance

even Boy Scouts have more integrity than the DSS now