December 14, (THEWILL) – The Department of State Service (DSS) has uncovered plots by those who it described as “subversive elements” to recruit students who will be going home for vacation into banditry, kidnapping, armed robbery and financial crimes.
The Service also said the sponsors of kidnapping, banditry, terrorism, insurgency and all kinds of attacks on security agents, civilians and vulnerable populations have crossed the lines, and that the personnel of the service will not hesitate to crush them.
Spokesperson of the DSS, Peter Afunanya, who stated these in Abuja at a press briefing, noted that aside students, recessing members of the National Assembly/State Houses of Assembly and other public/private sector workers on vacation may be predisposed to threats of various degrees.
“Let me reiterate at this juncture that those who sponsor kidnapping, banditry, terrorism, insurgency and all kinds of attacks on security agents, civilians and vulnerable populations should have a rethink. These persons, whether in the North or South, know themselves.
“There is no doubt that they have crossed the lines and it is now time to crush them”, Afunanya said.
The DSS also warned politicians, religious and opinion leader to mind their utterances ahead 2023 general elections, saying it would deal decisively with anybody that attempts to destabilise peace of the country.
“The Service therefore warns that those who are involved in these should desist from such destabilising acts.
“It also enjoins politicians to play by the rule and avoid statements or activities capable of inflaming the fires of division and violence prior to 2023 elections.
“Opinion moulders like the clergy, religious and traditional rulers are also to guard their utterances and avoid inciting pronouncements”, the Service warned.
