The Department of State Services (DSS) has invited Senator Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, founder of Baze University, over a series of public comments the agency considers capable of inflaming tensions and undermining national stability, reliable security sources told Zagazola Makama on Friday.
According to the sources, the DSS move follows weeks of rising concern over the senator’s repeated claims of a “constitutional crisis” and criticisms of key state institutions during televised appearances and interviews.
One source noted that in a recent broadcast, Baba-Ahmed openly blamed the judiciary and military for permitting the swearing-in of President Bola Tinibu and Vice President Kashim Shettima, remarks viewed within security circles as crossing a sensitive line. He was also quoted as referencing military displeasure in language officials described as “provocative and capable of stirring disaffection.”
“These kinds of statements carry undertones that can heighten national tensions, especially in a political climate as fragile as Nigeria’s,” the source warned, drawing parallels with destabilizing rhetoric that contributed to unrest in nations like Guinea-Bissau.
Another security insider stressed that the DSS invitation is in line with standard preventive protocols.
“This has nothing to do with politics,” he said. “It is about safeguarding the corporate existence of the nation. When comments begin to challenge institutional credibility or cast ongoing security efforts as a ‘joke,’ the potential to stir public agitation becomes real.”
He emphasized that such engagements are “not punitive but corrective,” aimed at clarifying intent, de-escalating misinterpretations, and ensuring that public discourse does not unintentionally fuel unrest.
As the political atmosphere remains charged, the DSS is expected to intensify its monitoring of public commentary by high-profile figures, underscoring a renewed push to prevent rhetoric that could erode trust in national institutions or trigger instability.
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