Nigerian Secret Police, DSS invites Fani-Kayode over alleged coup plot by military, Atiku

The Department of State Services, DSS, has invited a spokesperson for the All Progressives Congress, APC, and presidential campaign council, Femi Fani-Kayode over allegations of a coup plot published on February 13, 2023, by Ochogwu Sunday.

Fani-Kayode a former aviation minister confirmed the invitation by Nigeria’s secret police in a statement on Monday, insisting that he had nothing to hide. The former aviation minister confirmed the invitation by Nigeria’s secret police in a statement on Monday, insisting that he had nothing to hide.

The statement partly reads, “3 days ago, on the day that I tweeted about newspaper reports alleging that Atiku was secretly meeting with Army Generals, I got a text message from someone who claimed to be DSS asking me to report to them on a matter of national security.

“I dismissed the invitation because it was vague and I was not sure whether it really came from the DSS. In any case, I had no intention of going anywhere unless I was formally invited. To my surprise, I received a formal letter from them to report to their office without fail 2 days later, which was yesterday evening.

“I put a call through to them & was advised to take the matter very seriously & report to them on the stipulated day and time otherwise the worse may happen.

“Unlike cowards like Emefiele, Atiku, and their strange bedfellows, I do not fear my own shadow and neither do I shiver and shake when I am invited by the security agencies. I always honour their invitations when properly invited because that is the right and proper thing to do.

“This is all the more so when it touches and concerns matters of national security which I take very seriously & when it involves agencies like the DSS who are professional and thorough in their methods and approach.

“I have nothing to hide and consequently I will present myself before the DSS this morning as I have been asked to do.

“I maintain my utter contempt for Atiku & the vermin that are around him & no matter what happens to me today or at any other time, know that as long as there is life in me I will oppose the darkness & evil that they represent”.

Recalls that FFK, a former Minister of Aviation had claimed that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, and top military generals had a secret meeting last week.

He alleged that the meeting may be part of an agenda to provoke a coup d’etat and establish a new and unconstitutional order in the country.

The Defence Headquarters denied planning to scuttle the general elections, reiterating the loyalty of the armed forces to the constitution and civilian authority.

“I am used to arresting, interrogation, detention, prosecution and so much more and have suffered these indignities on many occasions over the last 15 years.

“I have no fear: nothing moves me and only death can silence me.

“The most important thing now is not what happens to me but rather achieving the noble quest to ensure the election of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu as our next President.

“That is the mission that we must focus on because that is the only way to save our country. I hope that I will be at liberty and free to continue to play my role in that quest but if I am not and I am detained indefinitely or till the election is over so be it.

“In such circumstances be rest assured that I will be praying fervently for Asiwaju’s victory from the inside.

“For the record, I have said or done nothing wrong or that I should not have said or done and I stand by everything that I have said or written in the past on all issues.

“It is not a crime to express my concerns about the despicable activities of Atiku who, in my view, has a hidden agenda and who is so desperate for power that he is prepared to do anything and turn the whole country upside down in order to achieve it.

“May God protect our people and nation from such a shameless and questionable character and such a disastrous plight and may He continue to be with us all.”