DSS spokesman, Peter Afunanya said in a statement on Wednesday that the secret police is aware of such plot and will use all arsenals at its disposal to frustrate such plot.
Afunanya also disclosed that some key players in the plot for an interim government in Nigeria have been identified.
The secret police had on Saturday warned politicians to desist from “hate speech and all forms of “false narratives” to ignite violence or pit citizens against the current government of President Muhammadu Buhari and the incoming administration of the President-Elect, Bola Tinubu.
This was sequel to a petition filed by Festus Keyamo, Minister of State for Labour and Productivity, requesting that the DSS invite the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi; and his running mate, Datti Baba-Ahmed, over their rejection of Tinubu as the President-Elect.
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and the flag bearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in the just-concluded Presidential election, had in March led a protest to the Abuja office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to reject the result of the February 25 poll declared by the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC).
Atiku and Obi have since filed separate petitions in court seeking to challenge the declaration of Tinubu as President-Elect by INEC.
In the statement on Wednesday, the DSS did not mention any politician but noted that some key players in the interim government plot have been identified by the secret police.
According to the DSS, the plot being pursued by these “entrenched interests” is not only an aberration but a “mischievous way” to set aside the constitution and undermine civil rule, warning that such will plunge the country into an avoidable crisis.
The statement added: “The illegality is totally unacceptable in a democracy and to the peace loving Nigerians. This is even more so that the machination is taking place after the peaceful conduct of the elections in most parts of the country.
“The planners, in their many meetings, have weighed various options, which include, among others, to sponsor endless violent mass protests in major cities to warrant a declaration of State of Emergency. Another is to obtain frivolous court injunctions to forestall the inauguration of new executive administrations and legislative houses at the Federal and State levels.
“The DSS supports the President and Commander-in-Chief in his avowed commitment to a hitch-free handover and will assiduously work in this direction. It also supports the Presidential Transition Council and such other related bodies in the States. It will collaborate with them and sister security and law enforcement agencies to ensure seamless inaugurations come 29th May, 2023.”
“Stakeholders, notably judicial authorities, media and the Civil Society, are enjoined to be watchful and cautious to avoid being used as instruments to subvert peace and stability of the nation.
“While its monitoring continues, the DSS will not hesitate to take decisive and necessary legal steps against these misguided elements to frustrate their obnoxious intentions”, the DSS warned.