A former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank, on Thursday, has allegedly raised the alarm about a plot to impose an Interim National Government (ING) on the country as a ploy by security agencies to arrest the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar and his Labour Party (LP) counterpart, Peter Obi, before the May 29 handover date.
It recalls on Wednesday in Abuja, when the DSS had accused those it referred to as “entrenched interests” of plotting to subvert democracy by forcing the emplacement of an ING on the country.
However, Frank, while reacting to the DSS claims, said the secret police knew more than it chose to tell Nigerians and urged the agency to be more forthcoming.
According to him, the alarm by the agency is meant to serve as a reason to arrest those protesting against the 2023 elections and to massively arrest opposition politicians in the country.
He said: “The DSS purported intelligence is fake. It is a
plot to crackdown on protesters and arrest opposition political leaders before
May 29.
“We have credible information that the DSS issued the statement in preparation for its planned disruption of ongoing protest by Nigerians who are demonstrating peacefully to demand for justice and the restoration of their stolen mandate.”
Frank, who is the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) Ambassador to East Africa and Middle East, noted that the DSS ought to have used the same intelligence to stop abuse and killing of Nigerians by terrorist groups over the years.
He said: “Where was their intelligence when the Independent National Electoral Commission and Mahmood Yakubu were compromised to rig the 2023 general election?
“Nigerians have been under siege by bandits, kidnappers and terrorists for a long time now, but the DSS never gave intelligence to foil kidnapping, heinous attacks, maiming and killings of innocent Nigerians.
“The only time you see the DSS coming up to talk about intelligence is whenever Nigerians are preparing to either protest against obnoxious government policies, rules, human rights abuses or carrying out lawful political activities.
“The DSS must stop this method of intimidating Nigerians, especially politicians, whenever they want to exercise their constitutional rights.
“On the contrary, let them name the purported politicians involved in the plot. Their real intent is to clampdown on protesters and arrest Atiku and Obi before May 29. Nothing more.
“In fact, we dare the DSS or any other security outfit in the country to arrest Atiku and Obi before May 29 and see the wrath of Nigerians.”
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