Security Alert

<p><em>Security Alert on planned attacks by some criminal elements during the yuletide seasons<&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>OpenLife Nigeria reports that Peter Afunanya&comma; Public Relations Officer&comma; Department of State Services&comma; in a statement&comma; alerts the public on planned attacks by criminal elements during the yuletide seasons&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;The DSS statement reads&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The Department of State Services &lpar;DSS&rpar; wishes to inform the public about plans by some criminal elements to carry out violent attacks on public places including key and vulnerable points during the yuletide seasons&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The planned dastardly acts are to be executed through the use of explosives&comma; suicide bombing and other dangerous weapons&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The objective is to create a general sense of fear among the people and subsequently undermine the Government&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Against this backdrop&comma; citizens are called upon to be extra vigilant and report strange movements and indeed&comma; all suspicions around them to security and law enforcement agencies&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>On its part&comma; the Service is collaborating with other sister agencies to ensure that adequate measures are put in place for protection of lives and property&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>To further achieve this purpose&comma; the Service has provided these emergency response numbers 08132222105 and 09030002189 for urgent contacts&period; It is also using this opportunity to unveil its interactive website www&period;dss&period;gov&period;ng for public communication support&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Everyone is encouraged to take advantage of these platforms and similar ones provided by related agencies to timely reach and avail them &lpar;security agencies&rpar; of required information&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>However&comma; the Service advises those planning to cause chaos and damage to public peace to desist from such as it will stop at nothing to apprehend and bring them to justice&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>While assuring citizens and residents of their safety during and after the festive periods&comma; the DGSS&comma; Alhaji YM&period; Bichi fwc&comma; with his Management and Staff&comma; wishes all&comma; Happy Celebrations and a Prosperous 2021&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;