When operatives of the Department of State Services and troops of the Nigerian Army raided an Eastern Security Network armoury in Enugu State on Wednesday, they did not only find guns and rocket launchers. They found uniforms. Ten NYSC trousers. Eight NYSC T-shirts. Four NYSC lanyards.
The plan, according to a DSS statement released Thursday, was to wear those uniforms, walk into schools across Enugu, Anambra, and Imo states, and kidnap students writing the ongoing West African Senior School Certificate Examination. The disguise was designed to cause confusion, lower the guard of school officials, and create the impression that northern bandits had invaded the Southeast region.
It did not happen. Because intelligence got there first.
