How DSS stop military coup during Buhari's administration, FFK reveals

Femi Fani-Kayode, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and former Minister of Aviation, has said that the Department of State Service (DSS), under the leadership of Yusuf Magaji Bichi, halted a military coup move during the immediate past administration of President Muhammadu Buhari.

The former minister, while describing Bichi as a hardworking and decent man, claimed that the DSS boss played a crucial role in the plan of the military to take over during the Buhari administration.

Fani-Kayode also commended the efforts of the DSS under the leadership of Bichi for fighting terrorism, thwarting and exposing coup attempts and sustaining democracy in Nigeria.

He then called on the critics of the DSS boss to appreciate the dedication of Bichi to Nigeria's national security and his fight against corruption.

The former minister made the comment while defending Bichi and the DSS over allegation of poor media management by the secret police by Jackson Ude, a communication expert and investigative journalist.

Fani-Kayode's comment reads in part:

"Permit me to add the following. Had it not been for Bichi and his DSS, Boko Haram and ISWAP would have taken Abuja years ago and democracy may well have been brought to an end by mutinous soldiers during the tenure of @MBuhari.

"He, in collaboration with the leadership of the other intelligence agencies and the military of those days, exposed and thwarted many coup attempts and ensured that the Islamist terrorists were repelled and contained."