The Department of State Security (DSS) on Sunday said it would not allow any forceful take over of the government in the country in view of the planned revolution march by the the publisher of an online news website, Omoyele Sowore.
DSS said Sowore crossed the line in his plan to organise a revolution march. It said the former presidential aspirant and publisher of Sahara Reporters threatened public safety.
The DSS aligned itself with the position of the Nigerian Police that the planned revolution march amounted to treasonable felony and act of terrorism.
The Police High Command at the weekend said that the planned revolution by the group, Global Coalition for Security and Democracy in Nigeria amounted to treasonable felony and act of terrorism.
The Department of State Security (DSS) yesterday confirmed that Sowore, was in its custody.
Sowore, was arrested by the operatives of the Department of Security Services (DSS) in Lagos and was moved to the Aso Drive, Abuja Headquarters of the agency.
The arrest attracted condemnations from Nigerians including former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, who described the arrest as kidnapping in disguise.
Addressing a press conference in Abuja, Spokesman of the agency, Peter Afunanya, confirmed that the former presidential aspirant was detained at the Aso Drive Headquarters of the agency.
DSS said it would not watch such a march for revolution take place without taking adequate steps to contain it.
"The DSS will not just sit by and warch someone or his group and cohorts threaten the peace and unity and constitutionalism of our beloved country. Whether Sowore is with us or not the answer is in the affirmative. He is with us.
"Sowore has crossed the line. He has threatened public safety. Sowore has as a matter of fact threatened the peaceful co-existence of our beloved nation and the social harmony of Nigeria. What we are reemphasising is that we will act within the law", he said.
He said: "We will act withing democratic processes to ensure that whatever threat he has with any group will be contained. We are aware that he is also working with some persons outside Nigeria to cause disaffection, chaos and anarchy in the country and we will not stand by and watch that happen.
"We want to use this opportunity to reassure law abiding Nigerians, friends of Nigerian, citizens of the world that on August 5, 2019, there will be absolute peace in Nigerian, nothing will happen. There won't be any revolution, the government that has been elected democratically will be in place. There won't be any forceful take over of government.
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