Operatives of the State Security Service (SSS) yesterday arraigned two Adamawa State politicians, Mr Edward Ogundani and Mr Charles Tomlava , before a Yola Magistrate’s Court for the circulation of inciting text messages and pamphlets of purported plans by Muslims to launch Jihad against Christians in the state.

Ogundani is the spokesman of Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) gubernatorial candidate in the state and is said to be a member of the syndicate which has four other members of the group under investigation at the SSS office in Yola.

The state had recently witnessed communal conflicts and gun attacks resulting in the loss of lives and property.

The suspects were alleged to have been using the text messages and pamphlets to heighten tension in the state ahead of the re-scheduled governorship elections billed for early February.

The prosecutors told the magistrate that “the arrested culprits commenced sending of text messages, circulating pamphlets purportedly written by yet to be identified one Sheikh A.Y. Muhammad that Muslims will launch Jihad against Christians ahead of the elections, a situation that has created panicking in the state.”

The chief Magistrate, Susan Ellam ordered that the accused be remanded in prison custody and adjourned the case to February 2.

The SSS has in recent times submitted names of politicians who it said were in its “black book” to their respective political parties for reprimand.

Although the SSS declined to release the list to newsmen, the State Director, Mr. Alfred Olusegun Ajayi, stated that the action became necessary because of the bad records of some politicians in the state.

Ajayi said that while some of the parties and their officials had been playing the game according to the rules, others engaged in acts inimical to law and order.source:www.dailytrust.com