Coup: DSS releases Fani-Kayode after hours of grilling

The Department of State Services (DSS) has released the former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, after he was questioned for several hours over a coup claim.

The secret police invited the All Progressives Congress (APC) for questioning after he raised an alarm about a plot by some individuals to disrupt this month’s elections and throw the country into a constitutional crisis.

He alleged that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, met with some retired military officers recently and perfected strategies on how to topple the current administration.

The military had since dismissed the claim.

The DSS spokesman, Peter Afunanya, in a statement on Monday morning confirmed that Fani-Kayode had reported at the agency’s headquarters in Abuja.

He added that the APC chieftain arrived at the DSS headquarters at 9:00 a.m. and proceeded to meet the agency’s operatives for questioning on the coup allegation.

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Afunanya said: “Chief Femi Fani-Kayode has been with the DSS since 9:00 a.m. today, February 13, 2023, in response to the invitation extended to him by the Service.”

The Director of Special Projects and New Media of the Tinubu/Shettima Presidential Campaign Council confirmed his release to journalists on Monday evening.

He will however report back at the DSS on Wednesday.

Fani-Kayode said: “I have been released by the DSS. I’m on my way home. I will address the press on the matter in due course. Everything is under control.”

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