NNPP leadership petitions DSS, Police over threat to chieftains lives

The leadership of the New Nigeria Peoples Party NNPP is urging the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, and the Director-General of the Department of State Services, Yusuf Bichi, to investigate claims that certain NNPP chieftains’ lives and property are being threatened.

The NNPP also urged the security chiefs to provide adequate protection around the party’s national headquarters and leaders.

The NNPP had alleged plans by some people under the tag of “unknown gunmen” to launch an assault on the party’s national secretariat while simultaneously designating some party leaders for removal.

But in a separate appeal by the party to the security chiefs, signed by the National Chairman of the party, Abba Ali, titled “Threat to Lives of Some NNPP Leaders: Request for Action and Protection of Lives and Property,” on Friday.

Ali said, “We wish to use this medium to inform your good office of reports of threat to lives and property of some leaders of our great party, the New Nigeria People’s Party.

“According to information at our disposal, there are plans by some people under the tag of ‘unknown gunmen’ to attack the national secretariat of our party while, at the same time, some leaders of the party have been marked down for elimination.

“We are using this medium to request a thorough investigation into this report and also adequate protection around our national headquarters and leaders of the party.”

“We therefore urge you sir, to look into this our request urgently. While awaiting your quick response sir, please be assured of our esteemed regards,” he said.