The Nigerian Senate has described as fake news, reports on Social media that the National Assembly was invaded yesterday by Operatives of the Department of State Security (DSS) to stop the impeachment of Senate President Godswill Akpabio and other presiding officers.
The rumour fingered some aggrieved Northern Senators allegedly dissatisfied with President, Bola Tinubu, as masterminds of the plan to remove Akpabio from office.
Decrying the fake news, Akpabio, who presided over yesterdays plenary session of the Red Chamber urged Nigerians to ignore the rumour, which he said is aimed to drive traffic on social media.
He said, It has just been brought to my attention by one of us that there is fake news trending on social media that the DSS has surrounded the national assembly with the possible impeachment of principal officers. There is no limit to social media. We are here sitting down and doing our work very peacefully oblivious of the mischief that is going on behind us.
This is what we pass through daily. Its either they use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to inject something to turn it around to drive traffic. I understand that they are being paid by YouTube.
But I hope the public is aware that this is fake news and that the chamber is very stable and the issue of impeachment does not come in.
Meanwhile, the Senate President has directed an immediate investigation into the rumour. He referred the matter to the Senate Committee on Special Duties chaired by Shehu Kaka, to report back its findings within 24 hours.
Sen. Kaka, investigate and report back to us as soon as practicable, he directed.
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