{"id":107558,"date":"2023-09-05T19:32:58","date_gmt":"2023-09-05T18:32:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=107558"},"modified":"2023-09-05T19:32:58","modified_gmt":"2023-09-05T18:32:58","slug":"breaking-dss-arrests-govt-officials-diverting-fgs-palliatives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/breaking-dss-arrests-govt-officials-diverting-fgs-palliatives\/","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: DSS Arrests Govt Officials Diverting FG\u2019s Palliatives"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\">Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS), on Tuesday have arrested some officials of State Emergency Management Agency diverting palliatives meant for the citizens to cushion the effects of fuel subsidy removal.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the suspects arrested at a popular market in Lafia, Nasarawa State capital where the items were being resold included officials of Nasarawa State Emergency Management Agency (NASEMA) and their accomplices<\/p>\n<p>The public relation officer of the secret police, Peter Afunanya revealed this in a statement made available to Reporters on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>He stated that some of the diverted items were recovered from the suspects.<\/p>\n<p>Afunanya called on members of the public who may have information relating to the emerging trend to report same to the relevant security agencies for necessary action, saying the culprits would be punished according to laws.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Department of State Services (DSS) has received reports from some State Governments relating to diversion or sale of palliatives meant for their citizens.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cConsequently, the Service undertook investigations in that regard and has recovered some of the items as well as apprehended the suspects,\u201d the DSS spokesman noted.<\/p>\n<p>He noted that while their operation was ongoing in other states, the service has already intercepted a suspected criminal syndicate in Nasarawa State responsible for the diversion and sale of the palliatives meant for the vulnerable in the place.<\/p>\n<p>The Nigerian government had a few weeks ago shared thousands of bags of rice, a staple food, across 36 States and the Federal Capital Territory in order to cushion the effects of fuel subsidy removal, particularly on the vulnerable citizens.<\/p>\n<div class=\"yj6qo\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"adL\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS), on Tuesday have arrested some officials of State Emergency Management Agency diverting palliatives meant for the citizens to cushion the effects of&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":107559,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-107558","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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