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Insurgents planning to attack military bases – DSS raises alarm

The Department of State Services, DSS has issued an alert over planned attacks by insurgents on Ogun border communities and other border communities in Nigeria.

In a letter signed by the State Director of Security, Ogun State Command, M.B. Abdullahi, DSS warned that it has intelligence that the insurgent is plotting to attack military bases in border towns.

The DSS also advised customs and other security agencies in the country to put counter-measures in place to frustrate the plot by the insurgents.

The letter titled, ‘Plans by insurgents to launch attacks on military bases in various border communities’ read, “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.”

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