The spy agency is said to have adopted an “openminded” approach to the issue as it is convinced that there could have been a collaboration between the mastermind and some of its agents. “It was nothing other than a ploy to embarass the Service. Is it possible to have placed details of 60 personnel of the Service online?
They even mentioned our Director General. Even as a journalist, have you ever seen the DG since you have been covering this place (SSS)?
So, it is the work of mischief makers and I have not even seen the postings myself ”, said a top SSS personnel.
The Associated Press (AP) had reported on Thursday that the names and other personal details of former and serving members of SSS, have been leaked online. It said the personal details leaked included home addresses and names of immediate family members. “The data of about more than 60 operatives of State Security Service remained easily accessible on the Internet for days. It also had details about the agency’s director general, including his mobile phone number, bank account details and contact information for his son”, the AP reported.
Officials of the secret police are rarely seen and their operations shrouded in secrecy but they have become more visible with the advent of democracy and the wave of Islamic insurgency in most parts of the north.
The personnel rarely have any pages on the social media except where they use pseudonyms. Although, the Deputy Director, Public Relations of the Service could not be reached as at last night, she had earlier told our correspondent on Thursday that she would not make any official comments on the matter, challenging AP to supply the link to the leaked material.
“I cannot comment on a matter that I am not aware of. Why is it only AP that saw the posting and not BBC or AFP, it smacks of mischief ”, she said. According to AP, the information leak came in two postings earlier this month on a website that provides rewritten news on Nigeria.
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