Tinubu’s Campaign, Like Fani-Kayode, Have Information About This Supposed Coup – Atiku’s Aide

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has applauded the Nigeria Police for questioning a former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, over a coup allegation he made.

Naija News reports that Fani-Kayode was grilled on Monday and Wednesday by the Department of State Services (DSS) for allegedly making a social media post accusing Atiku and some army generals of plotting to stage a coup.

Following his ordeal with the DSS, the Police Federal Investigation Bureau (FIB) also invited and interrogated the APC campaign Director of Special Media projects.

Angered by the latest invite, the Bola Tinubu-Shettima had asked the Police to leave Fani-Kayode alone.

The APC PCC Director of Media and Publicity, Bayo Onanuga, asked the Police to allow DSS to complete its investigation and leave the former Minister alone.

Onanuga advised the police not to open themselves to suspicions that they were implementing an agenda scripted by the opposition.

Reacting in a statement on Wednesday, Atiku’s media aide, Phrank Shaibu, called on the police to arrest members of the Tinubu campaign and question them over the alleged coup plotters.

He charged the police not to be intimidated by the Tinubu campaign organization, insisting that the allegations made by Fani-Kayode were too weighty to be ignored.

He stated, “We commend the police for widening the scope of investigation by inviting Fani-Kayode over claims of army generals meeting with Atiku with a view to toppling a democratically elected government.

“However, as we had stated earlier, Fani-Kayode is not acting alone. The defence put up by Mr. Bayo Onanuga on behalf of Tinubu’s campaign organization shows that Fani-Kayode has not been acting alone.

“It is obvious that other members of Tinubu’s campaign have information about this supposed coup. They all need to be invited so they can shed more light on the coup.”

Shaibu stated that Fani-Kayode must not be treated as a sacred cow because he is a member of the ruling All Progressives Congress.

He urged the police to grill and make moves to prosecute him if he is unable to produce the names of the purported coup plotters.

He added, “Fani-Kayode should not just be given a slap on the wrist. He should be prosecuted if he cannot produce the names of the coup plotters.

“On July 7, 2022, Fani-Kayode similarly accused soldiers of complicity in the Abuja-Kaduna train attack and the attack on Kuje prison where hundreds of terrorists were released.

“Till date, Fani-Kayode has refused to reveal the identities of the soldiers involved. These are allegations that are too weighty to be ignored. The police and the DSS must, thus, dig deeper for the sake of national security.”