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DSS rescues 25 kidnap victims in Plateau
The Plateau State Government has announced the rescue of 25 individuals kidnapped on December 21, 2025, in Wase Local Government Area. The Secretary to the State Government, Samuel Jatau, disclosed this on Saturday while briefing journalists at the Rayfield Government House in Jos. Jatau, who was flanked by Commissioners Dr. Nicholas Ba’amlong and Mrs Caroline […]
Just In: DSS Arrests Nigerian Workers Forum Leader, Andrew Emelieze Ahead Of July 1 Protest
The National Coordinator of the Federal Workers Forum (FWF), Comrade Andrew Emelieze, has been arrested and detained by the Department of State Security Services (DSS) in Ibadan, Oyo State. According to sources, Emelieze’s arrest is linked to the planned nationwide protest scheduled for July 1, which aims to demand payment of the minimum wage and […]
DSS denies role in Nnamdi Kanu’s arrest in Kenya
The Department of State Services (DSS) says it was not involved in the 2021 arrest of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), in Kenya. The agency said its operational jurisdiction does not extend beyond Nigeria’s territorial boundaries. concerns about social media posts by Ejimakor, describing them as misleading. He called for […]
Another bandit travelling for Hajj arrested by DSS
Barely 24 hours after a notorious bandit was arrested at a Hajj camp in Abuja, the Department of State Services has apprehended a suspected kidnapper. It was gathered that the kidnapper, Sani Galadi, was arrested by operatives of the DSS at the Sultan Abubakar International Airport, Sokoto. Security sources privy to Galadi’s arrest said he […]
DSS Arrests Suspected Kidnap Kingpins at Abuja, Sokoto Hajj Camps
DSS operatives have arrested two suspected kidnap kingpins at Abuja, Sokoto Hajj camps as they prepared for pilgrimage. Eagle-eyed operatives of the Department of State Security (DSS) in a well-coordinated covert operation on Sunday arrested two high-profile suspected kidnap kingpins as they made to depart Nigeria for Saudi Arabia to observe the holy pilgrimage. Security […]
Wife Petitions DSS, Nigerian Police Over Disappearance Of Imo-based Cleric, Reverend Akamnonu
Adistraught woman, Mrs. Chigozie Akamnonu, has formally petitioned the Department of State Security (DSS) and the Imo State Commissioner of Police, Aboki Danjuma, over the sudden disappearance of her husband, Reverend Pastor Eric Akamnonu. Pastor Akamnonu, a native of Ndiakunwata-Uno, Arondizuogu, in Ideato North Local Council of Imo State, was reported missing on Monday, February […]
DSS arrests three for assaulting officers during Lagos Assembly crisis
The Department of State Services (DSS) has arrested three persons for assault on its officers during the crisis in the Lagos Assembly on February 17, The Nation gathered on Saturday. A source in the Service said lawmakers mobilised supporters to the Assembly Complex that they attacked some of the officers invited by the Assembly leadership […]
DSS officials who ‘invaded’ our office used fake names, unmarked vehicles, SERAP tells court
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) says officials of the Department of State Services (DSS) who invaded the organisation’s office used fake names and came with two unmarked vehicles. On September 9, SERAP said the DSS agents were “unlawfully occupying” its office in Abuja, the nation’s capital, adding that the operatives had demanded to […]
DSS replaces Tinubu’s CSO
…Fasasi out, Lawal in The Department of State Services (DSS) has withdrawn Adegboyega Fasasi as the Chief Security Officer (CSO) to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Aanother officer and a Deputy Director of the service, Rasheed Atanda Lawal, has been appointed to replace Fasasi. Although details of the replacement were still sketchy last night when it […]
Tinubu’s Chief Security Officer Removed, Replaced By Rasheed Lawal
The Director General of the State Security Service (SSS), Tosin Ajayi, has removed Adegboyega Fasasi from his position as the Chief Security Officer (CSO) to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, according to Daily Nigerian. SSS is also known as Department of State Services (DSS). Sources said Mr Fasasi’s removal was finalised over the weekend. He has […]