Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) raided the jet that brought back Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), to Nigeria, The Cable reports.

Paul Ibe, Atiku’s spokesman, confirmed the incident on Sunday.

It was gathered that the private jet conveying Atiku from Dubai landed at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, at 1:30am, into the waiting arms of the security operatives.

Sources in the know of the incident said the DSS operatives searched Atiku and the jet, alongside officers of the Nigerian Immigration Service and Nigeria Customs Service.

The combined security team, who said they had an arrest warrant to search the PDP presidential candidate, were looking for foreign currencies.

They were said to have stripped everything including the luggage and had also searched the pilot and co-pilot.

It was, however, gathered the operatives found nothing implicating during the operation.

Writing via his Twitter handle, Atiku said the search was aimed at intimidating him.

“I arrived to Abuja this morning to a search by agents of the state, aimed at intimidating me and my staff,” he wrote.

“I am committed to building a Nigeria where no citizen is intimidated by agents of state who are paid to protect them.

Together, #LetsGetNigeriaWorkingAgain."

https://www.amagitesblog.com/2018/11/dss-raids-atikus-private-jet-after-returning-from-dubai.html

Cc; Lalasticlala

no shaking baba.....its lifeless body language

Buhari govt sha

Are they afraid he has biological weapon in there or what? Or they want to plant one?
Mtcheew.

People wey their house is on fire and they are busy chasing rats.

What a shame! What a country!

The secret service ought to protect not terrorize this man.

The fear has gripped them to a point they're looking for damaging information about him. that's not politics that's foolishness and buffoonery. Trying to intimidate the opposition with state machinery in a democratic era?

A govt with nothing to show will use intimidation and harassment to remain in power.

APC Wetin una gain .
is like "atiku is corrupt and atiku is a looter " is no longer enough.

its obvious that the Govt are searching for any thing illegal to arrest him, thereby limiting his campaign prowess come next year. Mr. President should focus on creating jobs and building a better Nigeria to please Nigerians rather than using loopholes to arrest his counterparts. this Mili-democratic govt self I tire. can't he learn from his predecessor