The Department of State Services (DSS) says it has uncovered
plans to stage violent protests to discredit the federal government and
security agencies over “sundry socio-economic matters”.
The security agency said student leaders, youths,
ethnic-based associations, and disgruntled groups are being mobilised for the
protests.
The DSS said it has identified the “ring leaders of the
plot” and that they are currently being monitored.
In a statement issued on Monday, Peter Afunanya, DSS
spokesperson, said the intelligence reports indicate that those masterminding
the violent protests include politicians.
Afunanya said the “ring leaders” would be stopped from
“plunging the country into anarchy”.
The service advised vice-chancellors of universities and
heads of tertiary institutions to discourage their students from engaging in
acts capable of destabilising public peace.
“Also, parents and guardians are enjoined to admonish their
children and wards respectively to shun the lure of participating in inimical
behaviours or conducts against law and order,” Afunanya said.
The DSS warned those “desirous” of subverting national
security to retrace their steps.
The DSS revelation comes on the heels of the planned two-day
strike by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) scheduled to start on Tuesday.
The labour union’s planned strike is to protest against the
impact of petrol subsidy removal on the masses.
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I know a state director that my wife gave them the only 300 naira she had last for them to buy garri around 11am in the morning. Since that supposed breakfast they could not find anything to eat again until the following day and this is just one out of many sad stories. Of course people are suffering and dying of hunger but still protest or any violence is not the solution. May God see us through these trial times
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