We were offered N14m to compromise Osun elections – DSS

The spokesperson, Department of State Security, Marilyn Ogar, has said
that some politicians in Osun State offered operatives of the service
N14 million bribe to compromise the just concluded governorship
election.Ogar who did not name the politicians, explained that the
service rejected the bribe which she said was offered to the DSS
Director, who supervised the August 9,2014 election.

She made the allegation at the National Information Centre, on
Tuesday in Abuja while responding to a question on why the All
Progressives Congress was at logger-heads with the service.She said,
"I am saying to you that the director in charge of election duty as it
pertains to DSS was asked to come and collect N4 million for himself,
and N10 million for the hooded men.

"Because the money was declined, that is the offence the DSS has
committed. People should stop using money to entice security forces;
the Federal Government has the capability to take care of us, when the
time comes, we will talk.

"We are well paid, I will say it categorically, our operations are
well funded."The DSS Deputy Director explained that the service was
given N200 million by the government to provide security for the
election.According to her, before the DSS deployed its personnel and
material for any operations, they are given money upfront, stressing
that the agency's personnel could not be induced with money.

"The rejection of the money brought a lot of misunderstanding between
political parties and the DSS and we hold our heads up."

The APC has won the election in Osun, we thank God that there is no
bomb blast anywhere, and there will not be because there was enough
security."I want to tell you there is a big man occupying a very
sensitive position in Osun, the man should thank his God that it is
not the DSS who arrested him with huge sum of money that he was found
with," she said.Ogar expressed satisfaction that operatives of the
service and other security agencies made it possible for voters in the
state to exercise their franchise.