The Department of State Services has called for more vigilance by Nigerians during the Eid-El-Kabir celebrations as they have seen indications that there are plans by terror groups to attack worship centres and recreational centres during the period.
The security agency made this revelation in a statement made available by it’s spokesperson for the secret police, Peter Afunanya on Thursday.
The DSS advised operators and people patronizing recreational centres and other public places like markets and malls to be watchful and report suspicious persons to the relevant security agencies.
The agency also disclosed the arrest of some criminals through their synergy with other security agencies in the country.
It revealed how a joint security team comprising the DSS, the Nigerian Army and the Nigeria Police Force carried out operations in Nasarawa and Kogi states which help in neutralizing and apprehending some criminals.
According to the statement, the team apprehended Abubakar Muhammad aka Abu Direba, a suspected gunrunner on 19th June, 2023 along the Abuja-Keffi Expressway in the Keffi Local Government Area (LGA) of Nasarawa State.
It added that in another joint operation in the early hours of Thursday, a team raided the hideout of Kabir Bala (Okwo), a one-time jail breaker and notorious gang leader in Ejule, Ofu LGA of Kogi state. Okwo and his gang members were said to have engaged the troops in a gun duel during which he was neutralized while others flee the area.
