November 27, (THEWILL) – The Department of State Services (DSS) has uncovered plot by insurgents to attack military bases in border communities across the country.
The Service disclosed that it has intelligence to this effect in a letter addressed to the Nigeria Customs Service.
In the letter dated November 25, 2021, addressed to the Customs Area Controller, Nigeria Customs Service, Ogun Area Command, Abeokuta, the DSS asked the Customs and other security agencies in the country to put counter-measures in place against the plot.
The letter signed by the State Director of Security, Ogun State Command, M.B. Abdullahi, reads: “Available intelligence indicates plans by insurgents and criminal elements to carry out simultaneous attacks on military posts and bases in various border communities across the nation anytime from now.
“In view of the foregoing and the likelihood such attacks not limited to the military personnel only, all law enforcement and security agencies with operational bases at border communities are advised to take note of the above threat and emplace countermeasures with emphasis on personal security of operatives to frustrate the planned attack, please.”
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