*Warns destabilization agents to stop or face consequences
By KEMI KASUMU
The Department of State Services (DSS) hereby has alerted the public and appropriate authorities of a sinister plan by some elements to stoke violence in parts of the country particularly the North Central.
DSS’ Public Relations Officer, Dr. Peter Afunaya, made this disclosure in a statement copied to the DEFENDER Saturday night.
“The aim is to cause ethno-religious crisis, ignite reprisals and heat up the polity. In a bid to achieve this, the sponsors have mobilised foot soldiers and held several meetings in and outside the target areas,” Afunaya said.
Continuing he said the Service was also aware of a plot to use students, striking University teachers, labour unions, disgruntled individuals and strategic groups as well as exploit the global energy situation to carry out a mass protest like the ENDSARS.
“This is despite ongoing efforts by Government to address the issues,” he said.
While the Service viewed the machination as unpatriotic, it assured that it was on the trail of the agents of destabilisation who, according to the statement, were desirous of using violence to achieve ulterior goals.
Though it had emplaced measures to disrupt these tendencies, the nation’s secret agency pushed out a stand warning to the ring leaders and their cohorts to desist from acts capable of causing a breakdown of law and order.
“The public should be rest assured that the Service will, in conjunction with other security agencies, go after the sponsors of this scheme and ensure the law takes it course.
“Citizens are advised not only to engage according to rules but should resist persuasions to be used to destroy their own country. Those who may wish to go contrary to the law will, however, face the consequences,” the DSS said in the Peter Afunaya’s statement dated 19th March, 2022.
