SSS Operatives Storm Firm Conducting Poll On Osun Election, Arrest Officials – Osun State Official Website

Breaking News

Osun begins Interview for shortlisted Teachers across the State | Governor Adeleke Pays Tribute to Late Erelu Anthonia Abiodun Ayeni | Arrested Boko Haram Suspects: Governor Adeleke Commends Security Operatives, Assures Safety of Residents. | Obasanjo Lauds Adeleke over Opposition’s Attempts to Thwart Airport Project | GOVERNOR ADELEKE MOURNS PASSING OF PIONEER UNIOSUN CMD, PROF OLATOYE OGUNBODE | Adeleke Imposes Fresh Curfew in Ifon- Ilobu | GOVERNOR ADELEKE CELEBRATES EX-GOVERNOR, CHIEF ADEBISI AKANDE AT 86 | Governor Adeleke Pledges support for FG’s reforms in livestock sector. | GOVERNOR ADELEKE HONOURS LATE BROTHER, SENATOR ISIAKA ADELEKE ON 70TH POSTHUMOUS BIRTHDAY. | GOVERNOR ADELEKE NAMED 2024 NEW TELEGRAPH GOVERNOR OF THE YEAR (HEALTH). | Governor Adeleke Bags Another Award, Named NewsDirect’s Governor of the Year | Adeleke Distributes Relief Materials to Victims of Various Disasters in the Three Senatorial Districts. | President Mahama’s Inauguration: Governor Adeleke Calls for Subnational Partnership between Ghana and Nigeria. | The Entropy State of Osun before Ademola Adeleke | GOVERNOR ADELEKE GREETS DR LERE OYEWUMI AT 65 | GOVERNOR ADELEKE COMMISERATE AIYEDATIWA OVER THE DEMISE OF ONDO SSG | GOVERNOR ADELEKE EXTOLS OLUOMO ALIMI AT 55 | Attack on Hallelujah Ruler: Governor Adeleke Reads Riot Act, Orders Security Clampdown on Arsonists and Thugs. | New Year Prayer Programme: Oyinlola, Clerics, Workers, Others Endorse Governor Adeleke for Second Term | OSUN HOLDS ANNUAL ADIRE FESTIVAL AS GOV. ADELEKE ENROLS AS THE CHIEF CREATIVE OFFICER. | Birthday: Governor Adeleke Eulogises Osun State University Pro-Chancellor, Prof Wale Oladipo
sss-officials-nigeria
Webmaster July 26, 2014

SSS Operatives Storm Firm Conducting Poll On Osun Election, Arrest Officials

sss-officials-nigeriaOperatives of the Department of State Services, alias SSS, on Friday descended on the corporate headquarters of a Lagos-based research and marketing firm, holding its staff hostage, ransacking its offices and premises and whisking away three of its personnel, witnesses and staff of the company have told PREMIUM TIMES.

TNS-RMS, based in the Ojodu area of Lagos, is a full service research agency founded in 1980. It offers market research and marketing services for organisations and multinationals in West and Central African sub-regions.

Our sources, who asked not to be named for fears they might be arrested, said the operatives arrived the company at about noon on Friday with a search warrant.

“They just came and said they have a warrant to search our offices and premises,” a witness said. “They did not say what offence we committed or what they were looking for. They remained on our premises till past 4 p.m. ransacking files and scrutinizing computers.

“At the end of the day, they took away our chairman, Kareem Tejumola, who is over 70 and three other staff members to their Lagos state office in Shangisha.

“They were released around 10:30 p.m. on Friday and asked to report back on Saturday for further interrogation.”

Another staff member said shortly after the operatives began their search, they started asking questions about the opinion poll the company was conducting on the forthcoming August 9 governorship election in Osun state.

He said at a point, the staff members were asked to put together all the questionnaires administered and the data collected in respect of the opinion poll.

The operatives took the documents, and at least two laptops being used for the analysis of the poll away, the source said.

The spokesperson of the SSS, Marilyn Ogar, could not be reached to comment for this story at 1:30 a.m. on Saturday.

But a source in the Service confirmed to PREMIUM TIMES that the operatives were dispatched to the company to confiscate documents relating to the opinion poll. He asked not to be named because he was not authorized to speak on the matter.

“We got instruction from above to stop the company from releasing result of its survey. We are told the result of the poll was going to indicate that (Rauf) Aregbesola would win the election. Government does not want that kind of poll at this time.”

The Osun governorship election is scheduled for August 9 and both the Peoples Democratic Party [PDP] and the All Progressives Congress [APC] have been accusing each other of trying to rig the election.

PREMIUM TIMES

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *