Operatives
of the Department of State Services on Friday arrested a former
governor of Bayelsa State, Timipre Sylva over unknown offences.
He was said to have been whisked away by DSS personnel to an unknown location.
But when contacted, the Deputy Director, DSS, Public Relations, Marilyn Ogar, denied knowledge of the incident.
“Why would he (Sylva) be picked up? I am in the office, I don’t have such information with me,” she said.
The Spokesperson of the All Progressives
Congress, Lai Mohammed, however confirmed Sylva’s arrest and said he
would issue a statement shortly.
But Mohammed had yet to issue a statement as of the time of filing this report.
Meanwhile, the DSS had re-assured
Nigerians of adequate security wherever they may reside before, during
and after the elections.
The service said it had come to its
knowledge that people are relocating to their states of origin in
anticipation of violence during the polls.
Ogar in a statement warned those
spreading falsehood or rumours of violence to desist from such acts,
adding that those fomenting trouble would not escape the law.
The statement read, “It has come to the
knowledge of security agencies that people are relocating to their
states of origin in anticipation of violence during the forthcoming
general elections in the country.”
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