Activist Omoyele Sowore has reacted to reports that the Department of State Services (DSS) has invited Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, the former running mate to the 2023 Presidential candidate of Labour Party, Peter Obi.
Baba-Ahmed, who is the founder of Baze University, according to a security source, was invited Friday evening for allegedly sustaining views perceived as inciting against the Nigerian State.”
It was learnt that the secret police had been monitoring Baba-Ahmed’s recent public remarks on various media platforms, especially those bordering on his claims of a ‘constitutional crisis.
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The official, who didn’t want his name mentioned said: ‘A few days ago, Baba-Ahmed was on national television blaming the judiciary and the military for allowing the swearing-in of President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashmir Shettima. He even went to the length of inciting the military that it was President Tinubu’s swearing-in that made it possible for them to look you in the face and call you ‘bloody fools.’”
The source explained that the secret police said his inflammatory comments carry undertones capable of heightening national tension particularly given the sensitivity of Nigeria’s current political climate.
The source noted that It is also disturbing considering how similar narratives have contributed to instability in countries like Guinea-Bissau and other states.
The source declared: “I believe the secret police is treating his comments with caution. It has nothing to do with politics, but the corporate existence of our nation could be threatened if such rhetoric is allowed to fester.”
He noted: “The complacency by the judiciary and military in not stopping the inauguration of President Tinubu’s administration as he was quoted leaves much to be desired.”
According to him, such an invitation aligns with established protocols especially as his description of efforts to improve the security of the nation as a ‘joke’ could agitate public sentiment, weaken trust in state institutions.
The source declared: “These sessions are not punitive; they are preventive, focused on clarifying intent, contextualizing the remarks, and preventing the emergence of narratives that could unintentionally fuel unrest.”
Sowore took to his official account on social media platform X to react to the DSS invite to Baba-Ahmed.
He wrote: The lawless DSS is once again resorting to Gestapo-style tactics as the criminal @officialABAT Tinubu’s failed regime continues to lose relevance and public acceptance across Nigeria.
I unequivocally condemn the harassment and intimidation of Datti Baba-Ahmed. These acts of repression only confirm a government in panic. Tinubu lacks legitimacy and now wants to govern through fear.
The secret police is yet to officially comment on the matter as at when filing this report.
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