Following what it considered as “sustaining views perceived as inciting against the Nigerian State,” the Department of State Services (DSS) on Friday, November 28, 2025, extended invitation to the founder of Baze University, Abuja, Senator Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed.
A security source told Forefront News that there has been growing concerns over Baba-Ahmed’s recent public remarks on various media platforms, especially those bordering on his claims of a “constitutional crisis”.
According to the source; “A few days ago, Baba-Ahmed was on national television blaming the judiciary and the military for allowing the swearing-in of President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashmir Shettima.
“He even went to the length of inciting the military that it was President Tinubu’s swearing-in that made it possible for them to look you in the face and call you ‘bloody fools’”.
It was gathered that the Secret police considered Baba-Ahmed’s inflammatory comments to carry undertones capable of heightening national tension particularly given the sensitivity of Nigeria’s current political climate.
The source further said; “It is also disturbing considering how similar narratives have contributed to instability in countries like Guinea-Bissau and other states.
“I believe the secret police is treating his comments with caution. It has nothing to do with politics, but the corporate existence of our nation could be threatened if such rhetoric is allowed to fester,” he hinted.
It was gathered that the DSS is analysing the statement by Baba-Ahmed saying; “The complacency by the judiciary and military in not stopping the inauguration of President Tinubu’s administration as he was quoted leaves much to be desired”.
Checks by Forefront News indicated that such an invitation aligns with established protocols by the DSS, especially as his description of efforts to improve the security of the nation as a “joke” could agitate public sentiment, weaken trust in state institutions.
According to a security source; “These sessions are not punitive; they are preventive, focused on clarifying intent, contextualizing the remarks, and preventing the emergence of narratives that could unintentionally fuel unrest”.
