The Department of State Services, DSS on Tuesday, arrested Bello Bodejo, President of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, for inaugurating a vigilante group in Nasarawa State.
DSS personnel arrested Bodejo at the Miyetti Allah Head Office, Tundun Maliya Cattle Market, Kilometre 22, Abuja-Keffi Expressway, Tundun-Wada, Karu Local Government Area of the state.
Personnel of the DSS, alongside some men of the Nigerian Army, reportedly stormed the Miyetti Allah Head Office around 3:40pm on Tuesday.
They drove off immediately after arresting Bodejo at the gate of the secretariat.
Bodejo was arrested by the DSS over fears that the creation of the Nomad’s Vigilante Group could heat up tension across the country.
A source who preferred anonymity stated that the is not recognised by the Federal Government inasmuch as it was not registered with any security agency in the land.
“Our (DSS) operatives and soldiers of the Nigerian Army stormed the Miyetti Allah’s Head Office in Nasarawa this afternoon, and we’ve arrested their National President, Bello Bodejo, for creating a vigilante group that is not recognised by the government.
“The creation of that nomad’s vigilante group could cause violence in the country. The group was not registered with the DSS, the police, or any other security agency, and the group is not recognised by the Federal Government,” the source said.
The Public Relations Officer of DSS, Dr Peter Afunanya, could not be reached at the time of filing this report.
Bodejo had said that the volunteer vigilantes would adhere to the laws of the land in carrying out its duties.
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