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President Bola Tinubu’s government and security services were allegedly the target of a scheme, according to the State Security Services, SSS, to organise violent protests.

In a message released on its X account on Monday and bearing the signature of SSS spokesman Peter Afunanya, the secret police made this disclosure.

The message claims that student leaders, young people, ethnic-based organisations, and disaffected groups are being organised for the protests.
However, Mr. Afunanya disclosed that the service has located the “ring leaders of the plot,” who are now being watched.

It states: “The Department of State Services (DSS) hereby informs the public that it has uncovered plans by some elements in some parts of the country to stage violent protests in order to discredit the Federal Government and security agencies over various socio-economic matters.

According to intelligence assessments, the plotters also include certain politicians who are frantically rallying youth, dissatisfied groups, ethnic-based groupings, and student leaders for the intended action.To prevent them from throwing the nation into anarchy, the service has in the meantime tracked down the plot’s ringleaders and maintained surveillance around them.

“In light of this development, university vice chancellors and heads of tertiary institutions are recommended to dissuade their students from engaging in acts that could disrupt public peace.

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“Parents and guardians are also urged to warn their children and wards, respectively, to resist the temptation to engage in unlawful behaviour or conduct.

“While the DSS is aware of the government’s efforts and resolve to address some of the issues facing the country, it cautions those wishing to undermine national security to retrace their ways.

“This is more so that it won’t hesitate to legally come against people and groups behind the cunning plans,” the author continues.

The Rivers Police Command says it is investigating certain officers accused of kidnapping and extorting an N620,000 resident at gunpoint.

SP Grace Iringe-Koko, the command’s Spokesperson, said in a statement issued in Port Harcourt on Monday that the officers would face prosecution if found guilty.

Daniel, the victim, was allegedly taken by suspected policemen at 9 p.m. while returning to his home in Port Harcourt.
According to reports, the police officers assaulted and violently brought the victim to a secluded town outside the city before withdrawing N620,000 from his bank account with the assistance of an accomplice POS vendor.

Mr Iringe-Koko stated that the Rivers Commissioner of Police, Nwonyi Emeka, was concerned by the reports and had ordered a complete investigation to catch the corrupt cops.

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“Our attention has been drawn to an alleged extortion of N620,000 by some men dressed as police officers on Sani Abacha Road in Port Harcourt.”

“Nwonyi Emeka takes misconduct seriously and is concerned about the reported incident; therefore, an investigation is underway to prosecute the personnel if found guilty,” she stated.

According to the police spokeswoman, the commissioner of police has stated that he will never shield any staff found to be guilty of any criminal offence in the state.

“As a result, this matter will not be swept under the rug, as any police officers involved in the crime will be prosecuted accordingly.”

“The affected person should come to the command headquarters at Moscow Road, Port Harcourt, to report the matter so that we can find the culprits,” Mr Iringe-Koko said.

Senator Uba Sani, the governor of Kaduna State, has started training 7,000 new recruits for the Kaduna Vigilance Service in order to support other security agencies’ efforts to combat kidnapping, armed robbery, and other associated crimes in the state.

The governor continued by saying that the recruits were chosen from the state’s 23 local government areas and were being trained at the Police College in Kaduna, the state capital.

Speaking at the ceremony, Sani said the recruits would support the work of security services and help to clean up the state of crimes following their rigorous and in-depth training.

The governor stated that in the struggle to address security issues across the state, a lack of regular security services made the recruiting necessary.

He declared, “The Kaduna Vigilance Service is an additional security organization. Actionable intelligence will be provided to the security agencies. With its familiarity with the area, bandits won’t have anywhere to hide.

“Starting this training is a crucial step in helping us keep our promise to the wonderful people of Kaduna State. We vowed to improve KADVS’s workforce and “overall operational capacity” in the blueprint for our government. KADVS has been collaborating with security organizations to weaken criminal groups ever since it was founded.

The problem is that we don’t have enough people to fight bandits and other criminal elements effectively. Because of this, our administration made the decision to hire 7,000 people for the Kaduna Vigilance Service (KADVS).

Our local government chairmen, traditional and religious leaders, significant grassroots stakeholders, and security agencies worked together to jointly recruit and screen the trainees.

“The focus of this award is universal human service and the capacity to put one’s knowledge into practice in a way that positively impacts the lives of others.

“What we are currently doing is setting up as agricultural technology that would help us escape food scarcity and insecurity, improve our income, and generally improve the economy.”