The Department of State Services (DSS) says the plot to set aside the constitution and install an interim government by “misguided” political actors is real.

In a statement released on Wednesday, DSS spokesman Peter Afunanya claimed that the secret police will employ all tools at their disposal to thwart the plot.

A few major actors in the scheme for an interim administration in Nigeria have reportedly been identified, according to the secret police.

The DSS had issued a warning to politicians on Saturday to refrain from using “hate speech” and other “false narratives” to incite violence or divide the public between the outgoing administration of President-Elect Bola Tinubu and the present administration of President Muhammadu Buhari.

“The DSS supports the President and Commander-in-Chief in his avowed commitment to a hitch-free handover and will assiduously work in this direction. It also supports the Presidential Transition Council and other related bodies in the States. It will collaborate with them and sister security and law enforcement agencies to ensure seamless inaugurations come 29th May 2023.”