Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have reportedly arrested the president of Miyetti Allah, Alhaji Abdullahi Bello Bodejo.

Bodejo was arrested over the establishment of a vigilante group in Nasarawa state, northcentral Nigeria.

Bodejo according to report on Pinch was arrested on Tuesday afternoon, January 23, at the Miyetti Allah’s head office, Tundun Maliya cattle market, Kilometre 22, Abuja-Keffi Expressway, Tundun-Wada, Karu local government area (LGA) of Nasarawa state.

The DSS operatives alongside officers of the Nigerian Army (NA), were said to have stormed the Miyetti Allah’s office at about 3:40 pm and effected the arrest.

The newspaper said a DSS source who confirmed the arrest disclosed that Bodejo was arrested over fears that the creation of the Nomad’s vigilante group could cause violence across the country.

He added that the group was not registered with the DSS, the police, or any other security agency, hence it is not recognised by the federal government.

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