DSS orders probe into Atiku’s allegation of plot to disrupt ADC rally in Sokoto

The Department of State Services, DSS, has ordered an investigation into allegations by former Vice President and ADC presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, that the company was recruiting protesters to trigger disturbances in Sokoto State.

Atiku had alleged that the DSS was recruiting individuals to disrupt a deliberate political rally and create a scenario that might be used to impose a curfew and forestall the occasion from holding.

In an announcement on Tuesday, the Service mentioned its Director-General had directed an investigation into the allegation, regardless of describing it as inconsistent with its operations.

The DSS mentioned its operatives had supplied safety safety to political actors throughout occasion traces, citing latest interventions involving the African Democratic Congress, ADC, governorship candidate in Sokoto, Mannir Dan’iya, and Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, presidential candidate, Peter Obi.

The Service mentioned Dan’iya later contacted the Sokoto State Director of the DSS to understand the operatives’ intervention and request extra safety reinforcement.

The company additionally cited the arrest and prosecution of Monday Udeme Steven in Rivers State on March 2, 2026, over threats to assault Obi. It mentioned he was sentenced to 2 years in jail by a Federal High Court.

The DSS maintained that its report of defending political actors from totally different events contradicted Atiku’s allegation. It warned that such claims may demoralise its operatives.