The Department of State Services (DSS) has arrested one Innocent Chukwuma who used his social media handle to rally the military to overthrow the current government.
DSS Operatives arrested Chukwuma in Oyigbo, Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
Posting on his “X” handle “@TheAgroman,” Chukwuma stated that a coup was needed in Nigeria and called on the military to “suspend the Nigerian government.”
According to Zagazola Makama, Chukwuma posted, “A coup in Nigeria is needed.
Dispose of APC, suspend the Nigerian Government, and join the AES. That is all we need now.
“It will happen eventually. Nigerians, the military needs your support now! Only them can save this country.
“The bastard in Aso Rock has basically sold this country to the West, and they run our intelligence apparatus. Only the military can reset this country. Support them.”
A source disclosed that the suspect is cooperating with DSS investigators.
Meanwhile, military investigators probing an alleged plot to overthrow President Bola Tinubu have arrested and are interrogating the Managing Director of a Federal Government agency in the South-South region, Punch has learnt.
Two senior intelligence officers confirmed to Punch that the MD was picked up for allegedly transferring a large sum of money to former Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, who has been fingered as one of the alleged financiers of the suspected coup plot.
One of the officers disclosed, “The MD (name withheld) transferred a huge sum of money to Sylva. Investigators are working on the theory that the fund transfer was connected to the coup. He is presently answering questions about what the money was meant for.”
Investigators had reportedly stormed Sylva’s Abuja residence on Saturday, where his younger brother, Paga Sylva, who serves as his Special Assistant on Domestic Affairs, was arrested alongside his driver.
Sources said Sylva, a former Bayelsa governor and All Progressives Congress chieftain, was out of the country during the raid.
“Sylva’s Abuja home was raided on Saturday, but he wasn’t around. His younger brother, Paga, and his driver were arrested. Investigators believe Sylva allegedly funded the coup plot. He was abroad and was preparing to leave for Nigeria when he got wind of the arrest of the coup leaders. So, he stayed back,” one source said.
