One of Nigeria’s leading civil rights activists and former
Senator representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District, Shehu Sani has
cautioned against violence ahead of a planned strike by the Nigeria Labour
Congress, NLC on Tuesday.
Sani said all issues could be resolved through a democratic
process, noting that Nigerians must not resort to violence as a way of pressing
home their demands.
In a statement he signed and sent on Monday in
Abuja, the former lawmaker said Nigeria has achieved modest gains through
democratic processes that should be preserved at all costs.
He said: “We should not lose hope and resort to violence.
There are modest gains in our democratic process that need to be preserved and
sustained.
“Protest and strikes are components of a democratic society,
but not violence.”
Earlier, the Department of State Services, DSS claimed to
have uncovered a plot by some politicians to cause violence across the country
using economic issues as an excuse.
The Service claimed that students were being mobilized,
alongside ethnic associations, to stage violent protests across the country.
In a statement by the Service Spokesperson, Mr Peter
Afunanya, which was made available to newsmen on Monday, he said there was
intelligence indicating that a protest was planned to rubbish the federal government
and other security agencies.
He said those behind the plots have been identified by the
Service and they are being monitored closely.
Afunanya said the public should see the statement as
official information that certain elements are currently plotting to
destabilize the country, citing sundry economic matters.
“Intelligence reports have indicated that the plotters
include certain politicians who are desperately mobilizing unsuspecting student
leaders, ethnic-based associations, youth, and disgruntled groups for the
planned action.
“Meanwhile, the Service has identified the ring leaders of
the plot as well as sustained monitoring around them in order to deter them
from plunging the country into anarchy. ”
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