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Atiku Lauds UK, Ask DSS To Arrest Fani-Kayode Over Recent Comment

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has asked the Department of State Security (DSS)…

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The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has asked the Department of State Security (DSS) to arrest Fani-Kayode, Director of New Media of the President-Elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu Campaign over his threat to make Nigeria ungovernable.

NewsVerse Nigeria reported that the DSS warned that politicians and parties should refrain from peddling “fake news,” “hate speech” and all forms of false narratives as basis to ignite violence in the country.

Contrary to the warning given by the DSS, former Minister of Aviation has threatened the supporters of Labour Party (LP) and PDP to make country uncontrollable to live-in if Tinubu is not sworn in as the Nigeria president.

Responding to the threat, Atiku through his Special Assistant on Public Communications, Phrank Shaibu, in a statement on Sunday asked operatives of DSS to go after Fani-Kayod

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He lauded British Envoy, Ben Llewellyn-Jones for listing Fani-Kayode and others making inciting comments.

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“We acknowledge as timely the statement of the DSS call on politicians not to overheat the polity.

“But call on the security agency to arrest Fani-Kayode for not heeding the counsel of the DSS when he threatened to make Nigeria ungovernable”, he stated.

What you need to know

  • DSS on March 25, warned aggrieved politicians and parties to refrain from peddling fake news, hate speech and all forms of false narratives as basis to ignite violence.
  • Femi Feni-Kayode threatened to make Nigeria ungovernable if the Labour Party (LP) and its supporters conduct any act of conspiracy against the President-Elect Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.
  • The United Kingdom revealed that about 5 to 10 Nigeria names who engaged in or incite electoral violence and other anti-democratic behaviours during the Governorship and states of assembly elections on March 18 have been compiled for visa ban
  • UK in a statement by its British Deputy High Commissioner to Nigeria, Ben Llewellyn-Jones in a statement faulted Fani-Kayode

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