2027: DSS uncovers plot against NYSC members, arrests suspects – INEC
By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA: Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC, Prof. Joash Amupitan SAN, has disclosed that the people behind a plot against the Commission’s Ad Hoc staff, especially Youth Corps…
INEC relies heavily on NYSC members as ad hoc staff during elections, deploying them as presiding officers and collation agents in polling units nationwide. This arrangement has long drawn security concerns, as corps members serving in unfamiliar and sometimes volatile communities have in the past been targeted for violence, intimidation or abduction during election cycles, prompting repeated calls for enhanced protection ahead of major polls.
With the 2027 general election still some way off, this disclosure by INEC's chairman points to early-stage security intelligence work by the DSS, Nigeria's domestic intelligence agency, to pre-empt threats to the electoral process. The coverage across outlets agrees on the core claim — that a plot against ad hoc staff, particularly corps members, was uncovered and suspects arrested — but details such as the identities of those arrested, the nature of the alleged plot, its suspected sponsors or motive, and the specific locations involved have not been disclosed in the reports.