Senate Presiddent, Bukola Saraki
Recall that Tony Opuiyo of the DSS had said the service
apprehended two of the five DSS officials involved in the
robbery.
In a statement by his special adviser (media and publicity),
Yusuph Olaniyonu, Saraki said the stolen money did not
belong to him and that he did not know the owner, who is
said to be a Bureau De Change operator.
“The Senate President was in Paris attending the Globe
COP 21 Conference for Legislators on the Climate Change
when we read the Sahara Reporters version of the report
on a statement issued by the spokesperson of the SSS.
“ The initial reaction of the Senate President when his
attention was drawn to the SaharaReporters story in Paris
was that the owners and their sponsors of the online
medium simply wanted to draw him into a needless
controversy and therefore they should be ignored. However,
on his return to Abuja Monday night when many of his
friends and well wishers expressed concern over his silence
on the report, it became necessary for him to make
clarification on it.
“We want to say categorically that Dr. Saraki is not the
owner of the stolen money. He does not know the owner
who is said to be a Bureau de change operator. The Police
that investigated the robbery incident and the SSS, which
issued a statement on it, can confirm that there is no link
between the Senate President with the ownership of the
money.
“Unfortunately, two of the suspects in the case are said to
be part of the men attached to the security team of the
Senate President. As anybody could confirm, the SSS
selects its officers who are attached to top officials. In most
cases, the principal does not select who work in his security
team.
“In fact, the first time the Senate President heard about the
incident was when the Commissioner of Police, Abuja,
requested the Aide-in-Camp to get his permission for the
SSS agents to report to his office in connection with an
on-going investigation on a robbery incident.
“To further put a lie to the claims by SaharaReporters, Dr.
Saraki hereby requests that the security agencies involved in
the investigation should make further public clarification on
the case so as to enlighten members of the public.
“The Senate President just like any interested Nigerian
followed the police investigation as it progresses, believing
that justice will be done at the end of the day.
“The report by SaharaReporters is another case of
manipulation and distortion of facts and situations to
achieve some sinister purposes. This online medium is,
with every false reports it publishes against the person and
office of the Senate President discrediting itself and making
it clear that it is not worth believing by reasonable members
of the public,” the statement added.
Meanwhile, Mohammed Fawehinmi, the eldest son of the
late human rights activist, Chief Gani Fawehinmi has said
the senate president is digging his own grave with the newly
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