Presidential spokesperson, Garba Shehu had categorically denied the reports.
Mr. Shehu said “It is definitely not true, there is no iota of truth on this report there is no basis for the president to do that”
Also, the man who is said to have been arrested, Mr. Yola, called had released a statement, saying he was shocked to see reports of his purported arrests in the social media.
“As we speak, I am in the President’s office and I was with him last night,” Yola.
Mr. Yola had also said that he has never been involved in forgery or fraud and has never been arrested by either the Police or SSS or any security agency for that matter and has never been to any police station or SSS office as an accused person.
“I simply don’t know or understand who is behind these malicious rumours,” Yola said.
However, a source in the DSS confirmed to us that “there was no such order from the President”.
He also said the SSS had no one in detention bearing the name Musa Yola in recent times.
