The Department of State Services (DSS) says it has arrested a man in Oyigbo, Port Harcourt, after he used a social media account to call for a military takeover of the Nigerian government.
The suspect, identified as Innocent Chukwuma, allegedly posted on his X handle @TheAgroman urging the military to “suspend the Nigerian government.” In the posts attributed to him he wrote: “A coup in Nigeria is needed. Dispose of APC, suspend the Nigerian Government, and join the AES. That is all we need now. It will happen eventually. Nigerians, the military needs your support now! Only them can save this country. The bastard in Aso Rock has basically sold this country to the West, and they run our intelligence apparatus. Only the military can reset this country. Support them.”
A source said Chukwuma was taken into custody in Oyigbo and is cooperating with DSS investigators. Authorities have not publicly disclosed any formal charges or the next steps in the investigation.
The DSS routinely monitors and acts on online content it deems to threaten national security; calls for the overthrow of a democratically elected government can attract criminal investigation under Nigeria’s laws.