The Director General of DSS, Yusuf Magaji Bichi, has urged Nigerians to be more security conscious. The Sun Source: UGC According to the report, the DSS also warned that some worship centers and religious leaders may be attacked.
The statement read: “The Department of State Services wishes to alert the public about plans by some elements working with external forces to incite religious violence across the country. Targeted States include Sokoto, Kano, Kaduna, Plateau, Rivers, Oyo, Lagos and those in the southeast.
“Part of the plans is to cause inter-religious conflicts as well as use their foot soldiers to attack some worship centers, religious leaders, personalities, key and vulnerable points. “Consequently, Nigerians are advised to be wary of these antics and shun all divisive tendencies aimed at inciting or setting them against one another.
“While the Service pledges to collaborate with sister agencies to ensure that public order is maintained, those hatching these plots are warned to desist from such in the interest of peace, security and development of the country.”
The DSS, however, urged law-abiding citizens and residents to report suspected breaches of peace around them to the nearest security agencies.
It was reported that this was disclosed on Wednesday, December 23, by Hakeem Odumosu, commissioner of police in Lagos. The command has received intelligence on the plot to attack churches and mosques during yuletide. He said the intelligence came from Abuja and that the police force is already taking steps to ensure that the sinister plot is nipped in the bud.
