HLSI Security Firms and Technologies, an Israeli firm has denied media reports that the company was paid to jam networks on election day.
The
company in a statement issued on Saturday and made available to Naija
Politico described the allegation as malicious, stressing that the
company was a reputable one.
Media reports had suggested that
the All Progressives Congress (APC), through the minister of Transport,
Rotimi Amaechi, paid the firm to jam networks on election day.
In
the statement, the organisation said it had operated in Nigeria for
over 12 years within which time it had not been involved or accused of
any action that lacked integrity.
It said that the report and its
timing clearly showed malice and the firm therefore urged the public to
disregard the allegation.
“The timing of this recycled fiction
clearly exposes the intention of those behind it. Undoubtedly, they are
those who think that the best way to divert attention from the issues of
the day is to fabricate misleading stories few hours to the election.
“Their
aims are malicious as they are agents of distortion. We will not be
distracted. We know who they are, and they know themselves.
“As
professionals we try our best not to interfere with domestic political
issues in countries where we operate. We have been working in this
country for more than twelve years and at no time have we been accused
of any form of integrity deficit.
“The status of our firm has
been verified over and again and we were never found wanting. Our
records in this regard speak for themselves.
“It must be noted
that while elections come and go, we will not allow these merchants of
mischief to create imaginary baggage on our hard-earned global
reputation.
“We are monitoring the situation closely and we will not hesitate to use necessary legal means to defend ourselves.
For
avoidance of doubts, the company added that the contract which purpose
was maliciously twisted was approved by the Federal Executive Council
(FEC).
The company added that the contract did not breach any law in Nigeria, neither does it affect the nation’s internal security.
“We
are happy to release all relevant details that confirm for instance
that there is no component of this project that has anything to do with
telecommunications not to talk of contemplating jamming telephone
signals.
“Again, those who are peddling these obsolete lies are
unpatriotic elements whose sole aim is to cause panic and fear among the
public.
The public should be aware and ignore them as nothing like that is being contemplated to the best of our knowledge.”
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