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The Directorate of State Services (DSS) has said there is no truth in the story that the sum of N310 million was stolen from the residence of Senate President Bukola Saraki.

The DSS described the allegation as a “malicious falsehood” that was propounded by one of its dismissed officers, Abdulrasheed Maigari, who claimed that in 2015, he and some other security personnel colluded to steal N310 million from the Senate President while guarding his house at the Maitama District of Abuja.

The DSS went further to say that Maigari’s claim as reported in the media, was nothing but a fabricated story as the money in question, according to their preliminary investigations, did not belong to Saraki or any member of the National Assembly.

It would be recalled that Maigari, who was dismissed from the service in 2015, was arrested alongside two other suspects by a combined team of the Inspector-General of Police Special Intelligence Response Team (IRT) and the Anti-kidnapping Unit of the Abuja Police Command in Suleja.

He had in his confessional statement alleged that he and seven other security operatives had stolen and shared N310 million that was stashed in three cars brought into Saraki’s compound while guarding the senator’s residence.

The Senate President’s Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Sanni Ologun, in a press release on Sunday, dismissed the reports, saying the story was made up to tarnish the good image of the Senate President.

“We still insist that he has nothing to do with the money and we challenge those still rehashing the stale and fake news, to avail themselves of the reports of the Police and the DSS on the matter to avoid misleading members of the public unnecessarily,” Ologun said.

“At best, we should count this unwarranted fake report as part of the April food ritual,” he added.