Guber Poll: DSS Gets Detention Order For NNPP Supporters
- Warns trouble makers of consequences
The Department of State Security Service (DSS) has secured a Court order to detain arrested supporters of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) till Saturday, March 18 elections are concluded.
In granting the order sought by DSS, a Kano Magistrate’s Court, presided over by Aminu Gabari, cited continued investigation as reason for the decision.
Though the nation’s secret Police had earlier sought for three weeks order to keep the suspects in custody, the court refused the request and only gave the agency one week to establish its investigation.
According to the DSS Spokesman, Peter Afunanya, the two suspects, Sharu Abubakar Tabula and Isma’il Iliyasu Mangu, were tracked down after they had separately recorded inciting messages and shared same through various social media channels.
Afunanya, while sharing the inciting video with some journalists, said the Service, aside from alerting the public of this planned illegal action, has called on the concerned party to shelve such activities forthwith or be ready to face the consequences.
“In those potentially harmful messages, they specifically championed certain political interests and directly called on their supporters to violently attack those opposed to them, including security personnel during the 18th March, 2023, Governorship and House of Assembly election in the State”, he said
