BREAKING: "Protect Tinubu, Shettima Now", DSS, Other Security Agencies Get Fresh Call

BREAKING: "Protect Tinubu, Shettima Now", DSS, Other Security Agencies Get Fresh Call

  • The MURIC has alerted the DSS and other security agencies to intensify the security of the president and vice-president-elect, Bola Tinubu and Kashim Shettima
  • Ishaq Akintola, the director of the group, in a statement on Friday, said the alert became necessary because of the security threat and treasonable comments from opposition camps
  • The professor said the threats are so open and can be described as the sword of Damocles

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The Department of State Service (DSS) and other security agencies have been alerted to expand their watching eye on Bola Tinubu, the president-elect, and the vice president-elect, Kashim Shettima.

The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) issued the alert on Friday, April 28, PM News Reported.

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The group maintained that the call became necessary due to the growing security threats and treasonable comments coming from the camps of the opposition.

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Why MURIC Raises alarm on security of Bola Tinubu, Kashim Shettima

Professor Ishaq Akintola, the director of the group, made the call in a statement.

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MURIC described the growing tension coming from the opposition camp as one that was very thick and could be cut with a knife.

The statement reads in part:

“We find it necessary to alert the nation, particularly the security agencies, concerning ominous signs on the Nigerian political horizon. Too many threats have emerged over the approaching inauguration of the winner of the presidential election held on 25th February 2023."

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The statement further described the threat around the president-elect and his vice as the first of its kind after being declared the winner of the 2023 presidential election.

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It similarized the "open threat" to the "sword of Damocles", adding that it was too obvious to be ignored.

Following his declaration of Bola Tinubu as the winner of the February 25 presidential election, the opposition parties have rejected his victory. Many of their supporters have often criticised the election.

"Our Party blended confidence with caution": Buhari reveals why Atiku, Obi lost to Tinubu

Legit.ng earlier reported that President Muhammadu Buhari has said the opposition lost to Bola Tinubu and the APC because of their overconfidence during the general election.

Buhari, in a veiled shading of Atiku Abubakar of PDP and Peter Obi of the Labour Party, who are the major oppositions, said they lied to their foreign allies that they would defeat the APC.

According to the president, the APC was careful and worked hard during the election, which why the ruling party retained power through the poll.

Source: Legit.ng

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Bada Yusuf (Politics and Current Affairs Editor) Yusuf Amoo Bada is an accomplished writer with 7 years of experience in journalism and writing, he is also politics and current affairs editor with Legit.ng. He holds B.A in Literature from OAU, and Diploma in Mass Comm. He has obtained certificates in Advance Digital Reporting, News Lab workshop, Journalism AI Discovery. He previously worked as Editor with OperaNews. Legit’s Best Editor of the Year for Politics and Current Affairs Desk (2023). Contact: bada.yusuf.amoo@corp.legit.ng