The Department of State Services, DSS,has commenced investigation into an allegation that its operatives at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos were begging arriving passengers for cash before allowing then passage.
DSS Director of Public Relations, Dr. Peter Afunanya said in statement that the Department determined to get anyone involved in unprofessional conducts to face the music .
Afunanya, made the disclosure following an allegation by a lawyer, Pelumi Olajengbesi that some DSS operatives at the MMIA begged for money before permitting arriving passengers entry.
Reacting to the development, Afunanya in a late night statement released to the media said, “The attention of the Department of State Services (DSS) has been drawn to the allegation by one Pelumi Olajengbesi that the Service’s personnel at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, engage in unprofessional conduct of sorts.
“Consequently, the Service has launched a full investigation into the matter.
“It further invites Olajengbesi and indeed any member of the public with an evidence in this regard to come forward to the Service with such for appropriate action(s).