{"id":116554,"date":"2025-02-23T01:51:57","date_gmt":"2025-02-23T00:51:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=116554"},"modified":"2025-02-23T01:51:57","modified_gmt":"2025-02-23T00:51:57","slug":"ait-channels-tv-apologise-to-dss-over-reports-on-lagos-assembly-incident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/ait-channels-tv-apologise-to-dss-over-reports-on-lagos-assembly-incident\/","title":{"rendered":"AIT, Channels TV Apologise To DSS Over Reports On Lagos Assembly Incident"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"penci-entry-content entry-content\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Prominent Nigerian broadcasters, Africa Independent Television (AIT) and Channels Television, have both issued apologies to the Department of State Services (DSS) over their coverage of the recent events at the Lagos State House of Assembly.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On Monday, February 17, 2025, AIT broadcast a news item reporting the presence of DSS operatives at the Lagos State House of Assembly. However, the station has since acknowledged that aspects of the report may have been incomplete and could have misrepresented the agency\u2019s presence.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In an official statement, AIT stated:<br \/>\n\u201cAIT News wishes to apologise to the Department of State Services, DSS, for the news item broadcast during our bulletin on Monday, 17th February 2025, regarding the presence of DSS officers at the Lagos State House of Assembly. Our intention was not to malign or embarrass the DSS, an institution we hold in the highest regard for its critical role in safeguarding our nation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cOur reporting was based on eyewitness accounts and information obtained from sources at the Lagos State House of Assembly. However, we recognise that the report may have been incomplete and unintentionally misrepresented the service and the presence at the State House of Assembly. We hereby regret any embarrassment this may have caused.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Similarly, during an interview on Channels Television, former DSS Director, Mohammed Ngoshe, addressed the matter, suggesting that the press may have been too quick to label the DSS presence at the Assembly as an \u201cinvasion.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cIt\u2019s maybe the work of the press,\u201d Ngoshe remarked. \u201cI think the press jumped to a very hasty conclusion to begin to give it names such as invasion, it was this, it was that.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-3\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Seun, a Channels TV host, also acknowledged the mischaracterization of the DSS\u2019s role at the Assembly. He noted that subsequent revelations confirmed that the Lagos Assembly Clerk had indeed requested DSS protection.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cIf you look at the video, it was made to appear as though the lawmakers were fighting to get inside and they were shocked that DSS was there,\u201d Seun explained. \u201cAnd I think it\u2019s right to apologise to the service to say, I mean, the use of invasion might not be the right word to use.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Further clarifying the legal authority of the DSS, Seun stated:<br \/>\n\u201cYou know, clearly you\u2019re stating, and from what we even understand, that DSS has the power under the law to move into any place as they deem fit. Is that right?\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-4\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In response, Ngoshe expressed appreciation for the clarification and the acknowledgment of the DSS\u2019s role, while also calling for official apologies to be communicated directly to the agency.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cI hope the apologies will be carried to the DSS officially. Because we need to stop some of those things,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The interview ended on a note of appreciation for the dedication of security personnel across Nigeria, with Seun commending officers for their service to the nation.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-5\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cWe care, and we love, and we respect, and we salute your bravery, wherever you may be,\u201d he said. \u201cYou might be in the interiors of Adamawa, or Borno State, or Benue, or in fact in Ekiti State, or Kwara, or in fact in Akwa Ibom, wherever you may be in the country, protecting the peoples of this country, we salute you tonight. Well done.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The apologies from AIT and Channels TV mark a significant step in addressing concerns over media coverage of security operations, emphasizing the need for accuracy in reporting events involving national security institutions.<\/p>\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>Prominent Nigerian broadcasters, Africa Independent Television (AIT) and Channels Television, have both issued apologies to the Department of State Services (DSS) over their coverage of the recent events at the&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":116555,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-116554","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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