by Adeola Balogun

The President of the Niger Delta Volunteer Force, Mujahid Dokubo-Asari aka Asari Dokubo has been arrested by the Department of State Security (DSS).

[READ:BREAKING: DSS arrests Asari Dokubo for making inciting comments]

The former militant was summoned to the headquarters of the DSS at the Yellow House, Abuja earlier today.

It is believed that Mr. Dokubo was arrested due to a number of statements attributed to him in which he threatened to unleash violence on the nation if President Goodluck Jonathan is not elected for a second term in office.

Dokubo, who was recently arrested in Cotonou, Benin Republic, told Channels TV that there would be bloodshed if Jonathan wasn’t re-elected.

[READ:Asari Dokubo arrested by Benin Republic gendarmes]

He said:

“If they say the blood of the dogs and the baboon will be soaked in water on the street, in blood on the street, in salt water on the street, we will help them soak them in blood”.

Dokubo is said to have declared again on Tuesday that he would make Nigeria ungovernable unless President Jonathan secures a second term ticket in the 2015 presidential election.

It was this latest statement that prompted calls for his arrest by concerned citizens who felt his inciting declarations should not be left unchecked.

Two weeks ago, the DSS also arrested  former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nasir el-Rufai for making questionable comments about the same elections.

[READ:Nasir el-Rufai finally appears before SSS accompanied by Amaechi, Ngige]