Security experts and politicians in the country have warned against a repeat of the June 12 crisis in 1993.

They were reacting to the confirmation by the Department of State Service (DSS) yesterday that some misguided politicians were planning to truncate Nigeria’s democracy and install an interim government.

According to the DSS, there was plot for an interim government in Nigeria and some key players in the plot have been identified.

The motive of proponents of an interim government, it was learnt, is to stop the transition of power from President Muhammadu Buhari to President-elect Bola Tinubu, who was recently declared winner of the 2023 presidential election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

The DSS has, however, described such talk as an illegality that is totally unacceptable in a democracy and to the peace loving Nigerians.

The spokesperson of the DSS, Dr Peter Afunanya said the Service considers the plot, being pursued by entrenched interests, as not only an aberration but a mischievous way to set aside the constitution and undermine civil rule as well as plunge the country into an avoidable crisis.

He said: “This is even more so that the machination is taking place after the peaceful conduct of the elections in most parts of the country. The planners, in their many meetings, have weighed various options which include, among others, to sponsor endless violent mass protests in major cities to warrant a declaration of State of Emergency.”

He further stated that “another (plot) is to obtain frivolous court injunctions to forestall the inauguration of new executive administrations and legislative houses at the federal and state levels.”

While warning those involved to stop desist from their plans, Afunanya said: “The DSS supports the president and commander-in-chief in his avowed commitment to a hitch-free handover and will assiduously work in this direction.”

The Service, he said, supports the presidential transition council and such other related bodies in the states, and will collaborate with them and sister security and law enforcement agencies to ensure seamless inaugurations on 29th May, 2023.

Consequently, the Service strongly warned those plotting to hinder democracy in the country to retract from their devious schemes and orchestrations.

“Stakeholders, notably judicial authorities, media and the civil society, are enjoined to be watchful and cautious to avoid being used as instruments to subvert peace and stability of the nation.

“While its monitoring continues, the DSS will not hesitate to take decisive and necessary legal steps against these misguided elements to frustrate their obnoxious intentions,” he said.

Reacting, a United Kingdom based security expert, Bulama Bukarti warned against throwing the country into another June 12 crisis, following the confirmation by the DSS that some misguided politicians were planning to install an interim government.

Bukarti said any form of government other than an elected government, is illegal and unconstitutional and should be resisted.

He called on the DSS and other relevant security agencies in the country to nib the plan in the bud, and bring the plotters to book.

He equally urged judicial officers to issue ex-parte orders judiciously in the overall interest of the country, recalling how such court orders contributed to the annulment of June 12 presidential election in 1993.