The Department of State Services (DSS) has debunked media reports that it chased away medical doctors attending a Saudi Arabia-organised job interview in an Abuja hotel.
The applicants were said to have gathered at the Sheraton Hotel in Abuja on Thursday, some days after a similar exercise was conducted.
DSS Public Relations Officer, Peter Afunanya, said in a statement on Friday that the agency did not target the civilians.
“No further evidence was also adduced to prove that the DSS carried out such operation at the hotel. It is obvious that the news is only designed to embarrass the organisation,’’ he noted.
The news of the interview sparked outrage. Nigerians are accusing the federal government of neglecting the health sector.
In recent years, hundreds of medical professionals had left the country to work in countries with better health system and welfare.
Resident doctors are currently on a month-long strike in the country following non-implementtation of agreements reached with authorities. ##
