DSS go probe Atiku claim say dem plan Sokoto protests
- Atiku Abubakar accuse DSS say dem plan protests to scatter ADC rally for Sokoto.
- DSS deny di claim but talk say dia director-general order probe out of respect for Atiku.
- Di service cite how dem rescue ADC Sokoto governorship candidate Mannir Daniya as proof say dem no dey bias.
Di Department of State Services (DSS) talk say dem don open investigation into claim by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar say di agency dey work to stage protests for Sokoto State.
Atiku, wey be presidential candidate of di African Democratic Congress (ADC), make di allegation on Tuesday while e dey talk to journalists for Abuja, according to reports. E talk say di protests na to cause disorder and give grounds for curfew wey go stop di party campaign rally for di state.
Di DSS deny di claim. For statement wey Favour Dozie, deputy director of public relations and strategic communications sign, di service talk say di allegation no match how e dey operate.
Even so, di Director-General, Oluwatosin Ajayi, order investigation, wey di service describe as mark of respect for Atiku as elder statesman.
Why di service talk say di claim no fair
Di DSS talk say e dey protect politicians from every party, and say im record for Sokoto and elsewhere show am. E talk say im officers move di ADC governorship candidate for Sokoto, Mannir Daniya, to safety when dem attack am on October 31, 2026.
Two DSS operatives dem assault during dat incident and dem still dey receive treatment for hospital as of Tuesday, di service talk. Daniya later call di Sokoto State Director of di DSS to thank di officers and ask for more security, according to di statement.
Di DSS also point to Rivers State, where e talk say e arrest and prosecute Monday Udeme Steven on March 2, 2026, for threatening to attack Peter Obi, di presidential candidate of di New Democratic Congress (NDC). Steven dem convict by Federal High Court for Rivers State and sentence to two years for prison, di service talk.
E argue say such cases no dey match di idea say e go work against one party. Di service talk say di allegation fit weaken di morale of officers wey dey put dia lives for risk.
Atiku accusation no be di only one di agency dey face. Omoyele Sowore, di presidential candidate of di African Action Congress (AAC), don accuse di DSS say dem get hand for attack on am for Ekiti State.
Di DSS talk say e welcome di police investigation into dat incident. Preliminary police report blame altercation, and dem don arrest 11 suspects, according to di service. E talk say e go wait for di final outcome and no go spend more energy on di matter.
Di service talk say e remain accountable under im current leadership.
Wetin go happen next
Di DSS don order investigation into Atiku allegation. Di service also talk say e dey await di outcome of di police investigation into di Ekiti incident wey involve Sowore.
