Tension erupts as DSS fires warning to 6 governors over palliative

The directors of the Department of State Services (DSS) in Borno, Adamawa, Yobe, Taraba, Gombe and Bauchi States have warned the governors of the states not to hoard relief materials to strengthen the security of the north-east region.

The senior officers of the secret police made the request in a communique reached at their quarterly meetings at the state headquarters of the DSS in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State, Channels Television reported.

At their quarterly meeting, the directors of the DSS gathered in Maiduguri to discuss the security development in the terrorist-trouble region and the importance of intelligence gathering in the fight against terrorism.

At the end of their meeting, the directors of the operatives led by their chairman, Abdullahi Hussani, visited Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State and presented the communique to him.

Governor Zulum, the chairman of the North-East Governors' Forum, expressed his appreciation to the directors and promised to work with other governors in the region to ensure peace in the North-East States again.

According to Governor Zulum, there would be follow-up with the governors of Yobe, Adamawa, Taraba, Gombe and Bauchi to ensure the relief material was correctly distributed to the people in their states.

President Bola Tinubu approved the distribution of the palliative following his administration's removal of the fuel subsidy.