Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) has accused the Department of State Service (DSS) of intimidation for detaining four of its leaders ahead of its planned protests against insecurity in the North
Spokesman of the CNG, Abdul-Azeez Suleiman, disclosed this in a statement.
“#EndInsecurityNow protests against the rampant killings in northern Nigeria and displacement of hundreds of communities has come under intense pressure and intimidation in the last few hours by the DSS which is hell bent on suppressing the tearful voice of the northerner.
“The development saw officials of the CNG Nastura Ashir Sharif, Balarabe Rufai, Aminu Adam and Dr Muhammad Nawaila being invited by the DSS in Kano where they were held from 11pm Friday to 2.15am Saturday.
“Throughout their stay at the DSS office, they were incommunicado not answering calls on their phones and not returning same. We are on the alert,” he said in the statement.
Suleiman had earlier accused the DSS and Kano government of attempting to frustrate its protests against the rampant killing of people in the north by bandits and insurgents, even as the group insists of its strike action.
