The Department of State Services (DSS) has firmly denied any involvement in the reported raid on the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) headquarters in Abuja. In a statement posted on its official X account, the DSS clarified that its personnel did not conduct any operation at the NLC office.
The NLC had previously claimed that heavily armed security operatives invaded its headquarters, known as Labour House, around 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday. According to Comrade Benson Upah, the NLC’s Head of Media and Public Relations, the operatives broke into the building, ransacking the bookshop on the second floor and taking away hundreds of books and other publications. They reportedly stated that they were searching for seditious materials linked to the ongoing #EndBadGovernance protests.
In response to the allegations, DSS spokesperson Dr. Peter Afunanya reiterated that the agency was not involved in any such operation. The NLC has condemned the raid, calling for the withdrawal of federal security agents from its premises and expressing concerns over the deterioration of democratic principles in Nigeria.