The Guardian Apologises To DSS Over Lagos Assembly Story
The Guardian Newspapers Limited has tenderd an apology to the Department of State Services (DSS) over a story it published portraying the secret police as meddling in the affairs of the Lagos State House of Assembly.
The story titled; “Lagos Assembly Crisis Worsens, Reveals Deeper Crack in State Power Dynamics,” the newspaper claimed that several DSS operatives invaded the Lagos Assembly.
The management of the Guardian Newspaper declared in a response to a letter by lead counsel to the DSS, Adedipe and Adedipe demanding retraction and apology, explained that the story was without malice whatsoever.
The letter signed by its legal adviser, Eki Durojaiye, Esq., explained that it published the report without realising that it was the Assembly management that invited DSS to secure the legislative facility.
It therefore said that the story on the Lagos State House of Assembly was without malice to the DSS, adding that upon the realisation that the publication misrepresented albeit inadvertently, the motive behind the presence of the security operatives at the State Assembly on February 17th 2025, it released a sequel on Monday February 24th, 2025 tagged: “Lagos State Assembly Crisis: No Malice Against DSS” in which it apologised and retracted its earlier story.
The legal adviser to the Guardian further explained that the mix-up in the publication was an innocuous slip devoid of any malice against the DSS, nor was it intended to mislead or misinform the public.
The Guardian further stated; “Accordingly, we convey our sincere and unreserved apologies to your client (DSS) and regret any inconvenience it might have suffered as a result of the publication”.
