The Directorate of State Security (DSS) has announced that it has received intelligence indicating plots by extremists to attack selected locations across the country. The warning was contained in a press statement issued by the service on Friday.
The DSS warned that the attacks are planned to take place in parks and places where there are large congregations of worshippers. It cautioned the general public to be wary of suspicious packages and persons during the Eid-el-Fitr celebrations.
Below is a DSS statement issued by Tony Opuiyo:
“The general public is aware that in recent days, some States of the Federation have witnessed spate of kidnapping incidents perpetrated by criminal elements in a bid to further their selfish pecuniary and/or criminal interests. In furtherance of security measures initiated to checkmate this trend, series of special tactical operations were carried out by this Service, where successful arrests of masterminds of these criminal gangs were made by the Service, while their hide-outs were decimated.
“Also, this Service wishes to alert the general public to be wary of suspicious packages and persons, as celebration of the Eid-el-Fitr approaches. The Service is availed of intelligence which indicates threat by extremist elements to attack selected locations across the Federation, particularly parks and congregations of worshippers, in order to further their cause.
“The Service wish to state that it will continue to deploy every window within its constituted mandate to ensure the security and safety of all law-abiding residents and citizens wherever they reside. We therefore call on the general public to be security-conscious and to report any suspicious persons/groups or activities to relevant security agencies.”
