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DSS under fire for alleged inaction after cleric, Salihu Zaria, threatened to kill Christians

Ihesiulo Grace 24 August 2021 0

Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has berated the Department of State Services (DSS) over its alleged loud silence and apparent inaction to the unambiguous incitement against Christians made in a recent viral video allegedly by one Ustaz Abubakar Salihu Zaria. The association

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We don’t detain citizens on order of powerful persons – DSS

Ihesiulo Grace 5 August 2021 0

According to the Department of State Services (DSS), citizens are not detained on the orders of powerful people. The DSS stated this in response to a newspaper article alleging that hundreds of innocent persons are being held in police and DSS detention centers across Nigeria as a result of arrests ordered by powerful men and […]

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“Cracking Down on Dissent: The Government’s Pursuit of Secessionists”

Ihesiulo Grace 14 July 2021 0

Security Forces launch widespread search for Sunday Igboho, and others . The Department of State Services (DSS) has launched a manhunt for Yoruba Nation Agitator Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho, and some of his key agitators who were declared wanted following a recent operation at his home. This is coming on the wake of the […]

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BREAKING: DSS Releases Kano Singer Detained For Blasphemy

Ihesiulo Grace 21 June 2021 0

Ahmad Abdul, an Islamic artist who was detained for releasing a blasphemous song, has been released by the Department of State Services (SSS). Abdul was detained for publishing the uncensored song “Barhama Gwaska,” which was deemed blasphemous and dangerous to the state. Ismaila Na’abba Afakallah, the Executive Secretary of the Kano State Films and Video

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DSS operatives clash with Sunday Igboho’s supporters in Ataoja’s palace

Ihesiulo Grace 17 May 2021 0

On Saturday, supporters of a Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho, clashed with Department of State Service operatives in the premises of Ataoja of Osogbo, Oba Jimoh Olanipekun (DSS). According to a video obtained by our reporters in Osogbo on social media, the incident occurred on Saturday evening following the Yoruba Nation rally, […]

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Impersonation: DSS arrests impersonator of Gbajabiamila

Ihesiulo Grace 6 May 2021 0

By Tom Okpe Suspected imposters, Aminat Oluwabukola Jomoh, Olalekan Oladehinbo Adenuga ànd others are been investigated by operatives of the Department of State Services, (DSS) for impersonating the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila. The Lagos office of the secret police was reported to have made the arrests while investigating forging of the […]

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DSS invites youth leader over planned protest at Abuja airport

Ihesiulo Grace 14 April 2021 0

The National President of the Nigeria Youth Union, Comrade Chinonso Obasi, has been summoned by the Department of State Service (DSS) for questioning in connection with the union’s suspended rally at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja. The demonstration was staged by the organization in order to interrupt official airport operations. Obasi, along with

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DSS denies torturing President Buhari’s late official driver to death

Ihesiulo Grace 8 April 2021 0

Joy Joseph, Lagos. The Department of State Services (DSS) has denied the report that its operatives tortured President Muhammadu Buhari’s late official driver, Sa’idu Afaka, to death. In a statement denying the report published by Saharareporters, the DSS Public Relations Officer(PRO), Peter Afunanya, declared the reports as ‘fake’ and

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DSS raises alarm over alleged plans to cause religious crisis

Ihesiulo Grace 4 February 2021 0

Andrew Orolua, Abuja The Department of State Services (DSS) has reiterated its earlier warnings to the public that plans are on “by persons and groups to exploit some fault lines to cause ethno-religious violence in parts of the country.” A statement signed by the agency’s public relations officer Peter Afunanya, PhD stated that “the latest […]

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DSS Tells Nigerians to help in the fight against insecurity in the country

Ihesiulo Grace 14 December 2020 0

The Department of State Services (DSS) stated that the government and security agencies need the citizens especially for intelligence gathering if they want to fight and tackle insecurity in the country. Yusuf Bichi, the director general for DSS, urged Nigerians to support them in getting rid of the criminality in the country of all forms […]

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Kidnappers kill DSS operative after collecting ₦5m

Ihesiulo Grace 15 September 2020 0

Sadiq Abdullahi Bindawa, a 33-year-old Department of State Services (DSS) operative, was killed by his alleged abductors after obtaining the amount of ₦5 million as ransom. The deceased, who until his death, worked with the intelligence department of the service in Abuja, was kidnapped on Saturday at his residence behind federal secretariat in Katsina metropolis. […]

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Stop inviting me to your office ex CBN scribe Mailafia, warns DSS

Ihesiulo Grace 15 September 2020 0

 By Kingsley Chukwuka, Jos. The embattled former deputy governor of central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Obadiah Mailafia, has warned the DSS to stop inviting him to their office. READ ALSO: Third DSS invitation was irrelevant — Mailafia tells supporters Mailafia said he is not the only one in the country that has made statements bordering […]

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Mailafia honours DSS’s 3rd invitation, says If he perishes he perishes

Ihesiulo Grace 14 September 2020 0

Former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank, Obadiah Mailafia on Monday has honoured the invitation of the Department of State Services (DSS) in Jos. Daily Times Nigeria reports that this will be the third invitation by the state service, following comments he made on live radio of those sponsoring the deadly terrorist sect, Boko Haram. […]

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I’ve been invited by DSS again, please pray for me Mailafia cries

Ihesiulo Grace 11 September 2020 0

A former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Dr Obadiah Mailafia, has revealed that his life is in danger, following a third invitation by the Department of State Services. READ ALSO: Mailafia blows hot again, says he won’t stop… The former CBN deputy governor, in a statement in Jos on Friday, described the […]

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Amotekun: DSS, others screen applicants

Ihesiulo Grace 10 September 2020 0

Applicants to the Oyo State Security Network, codenamed Operation Amotekun, on Wednesday were screened by operatives  of the Department of State Service; Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps as well as officials of Nigeria Correctional Centre. READ ALSO: The reason behind the establishment of Amotekun — Tinubu The Chairman of Amotekun in the state, Col.

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EDITORIAL: The DSS and IPOB clash

Ihesiulo Grace 3 September 2020 0

A recent clash between the operatives of the Directorate of State Security (DSS) and members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in Emene Enugu State was another instance of the tense relationship between the security agents and the group. There were conflicting reports on the cause of the recent clash and the number […]

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Enugu killings: Abaribe demands judicial panel of inquiry

Ihesiulo Grace 25 August 2020 0

By Tunde Opalana Senate Minority Leader, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe has condemned in very strong terms the Sunday killings of Igbo youths in Emene, Enugu State by security operatives, saying the constancy of the killings has given room to wide suspicion of a sinister motive. He also warned that the labelling of every Igbo group as […]

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IPOB warns DSS, others to stop arresting their members

Ihesiulo Grace 21 August 2020 0

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), on Thursday, has warned Department of Secret Service(DSS) other security agencies,, to stop arresting and abducting their members as the would no longer tolerate it. READ ALSO: Police arrest native doctor, 67 IPOB members in Imo In a statement by the group’s Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, Daily […]

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Presidency speaks on Na’Abba’s DSS invitation

Ihesiulo Grace 17 August 2020 0

The presidency has described as “a publicity stunt”, the widely circulated reports alleging that former Speaker Umar Ghali Na’Abba has been invited by the Department of State Service over his alleged comments on President Muhammadu Buhari. READ ALSO: DSS summons former speaker Na’Abba after calling Nigeria a failed state Mallam Garba Shehu, the Senior Special […]

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Mailafia saying the truth about northern gov. sponsoring Boko Haram — Surety

Ihesiulo Grace 17 August 2020 0

Following his interrogation by the Department of State Services, a peace advocate in Jos, Reverend Gideon Para-Mallam, who stood as surety for a former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria Dr Obadiah Mailafia, says he is speaking the truth. According to him, he “should be commended and encouraged to provide tips on how […]