US EditionDSS Remains Civil, Will Not Arrest Anyone over Shadow Government
- On June 5, 2025, Nigeria’s Department of State Services filed a suit in Abuja to restrain Prof. Pat Utomi and associates from public comments on forming a shadow government.
- The DSS acted due to Utomi's public statements and planned rallies to establish the purported shadow government, which it claims threaten public order and violate the constitution.
- The application, filed by DSS counsel Akinlolu Kehinde SAN before Justice James Omotosho, seeks interlocutory injunctions pending the suit's substantive hearing set for June 25, 2025.
- Kehinde stated the DSS is “not interested in arresting anybody” but submitted the matter for constitutional interpretation on the legality of any government formed outside the constitution.
- The suit’s outcome will clarify the legality of Utomi’s shadow government plans and may impact national security, rule of law, and public stability in Nigeria.
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SSS asks court to bar Utomi, associates from comments, rallies on shadow govt.
The SSS says it is not interested in arresting Mr Utomi and his associates over their shadow government plans. The post SSS asks court to bar Utomi, associates from comments, rallies on shadow govt. appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
DSS remains civil, will not arrest anyone over shadow government
The Department of State Service, DSS, is not interested in arresting anyone over the shadow government being proposed by a group led by the 2007 presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Prof. Patrick Okedinachi Utomi, the agency’s lead counsel, Akinlolu Kehinde, SAN, has said. The senior lawyer made the revelation on Wednesday, shortly after filing a fresh application before the Federal High Court in Abuja for an interlocu…
DSS Clarifies No Arrest Plans for Pat Utomi or Shadow Government Proponents
The Department of State Services (DSS) issued a statement denying any intention to arrest Professor Pat Utomi or members of his proposed “shadow government,” a group formed to monitor and critique President Bola Tinubu’s economic policies. The clarification, delivered by DSS spokesperson Peter Afunanya in Abuja, followed a June 3 court motion by the agency seeking an injunction to prevent Utomi’s group from organizing public rallies, citing a 80…
Alleged Shadow Govt: Court seeks order to stop Utomi’s rallies
The Department of State Services said it has confidence in the rule of law and as a civilised organisation it will ensure its approaches to the court whenever there are infractions on its statutory duties by anyone or the rights of its personnel. Speaking to Newsmen off camera, counsel to the DSS, Akinlolu Kehinde says the agency has approached the federal high court Abuja for an order to restrain Patrick Utomi, from further making public comme…
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