DSS operatives detain Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore leader over security concerns
Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have taken into custody the President of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Bello Bodejo, over national security concerns.
He was seized by the DSS in response to the establishment of a vigilante group in Nasarawa State.
Reports say Bodejo was nabbed on Tuesday at Miyetti Allah’s Head Office, Tundun Maliya Cattle Market, Kilometre 22, Abuja-Keffi Expressway, Tundun-Wada, Karu Local Government Area of Nasarawa State.
The Nigerian secret police and officers of the Nigerian Army carried out the joint operation as they stormed the Miyetti Allah’s Head Office close to Goshen Church, at about 3:40 pm on Tuesday.
Bodejo was taken into custody due to concerns that the formation of the Nomad’s Vigilante Group might lead to a potential security crisis in Nigeria.
News Central quoted a source saying that the group is not recognized by the federal government because it is not registered with the DSS, the police, or any other security agency.
The source explained, “Our (DSS) operatives and soldiers of the Nigerian Army stormed the Miyetti Allah’s Head Office in Nasarawa this afternoon, and we’ve arrested their National President, Bello Bodejo, for creating a vigilante group that is not recognised by the government.
“The creation of that nomad’s vigilante group could cause violence in the country. The group was not registered with the DSS, the police, or any other security agency, and the group is not recognised by the Federal Government.”
