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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…Fasasi out, Lawal in The Department of State Services (DSS) has withdrawn Adegboyega Fasasi as the Chief Security Officer (CSO) to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.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 […]
Address Nigeria’s economic hardship, stop weaponising DSS, SERAP tells Tinubu
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has urged President Bola Tinubu to stop the “weaponisation” of the Department of State Services and other security agencies in the country, and instead focus on ways to revive the national economic hardship. SERAP noted that the free expression of fundamental human rights is significant and should not be […]
‘Office invasion’: DSS files N5.5bn defamation suit against SERAP
The Department of State Services has demanded N5.5 billion in damages from the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), a civil society organisation (CSO), for an alleged false claim that the secret police said tarnished its image. Last month, SERAP said the DSS agents were “unlawfully occupying” its office in Abuja, the nation’s capital, adding […]
JUST IN: Operatives visit to SERAP office lawful, not harassment — DSS
The Department of State Services has clarified why its officers visited the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project’s Abuja office on Monday. The secret police, in a statement on its website on Tuesday, explained that contrary to reports that its officers raided SERAP’s office, the agents were detailed for routine investigation. The DSS insisted that the […]
SERAP accuses DSS of intimidation
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) yesterday accused the Department of State Services (DSS) of intimidation after operatives visited its Abuja office yesterday. According to the organisation, “A tall, large, dark-skinned woman entered our office, accompanied by a slim, dark-skinned man. “Other officers were sighted in two unmarked vehicles stationed outside our office. “The […]
DSS arrests journalist, Soyinka, at Lagos airport
Operatives of the Department of State Services have arrested an investigative journalist, Adejuwon Soyinka. Soyinka, who is the Regional Editor of The Conversation Africa, was arrested at the Muritala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos on Sunday. A distress message sent to The PUNCH by one of his friends stated that Soyinka was picked up shortly […]
DSS denies raiding NLC headquarters in Abuja
The Department of State Services has dismissed reports stating that its operatives raided the headquarters of the Nigerian Labour Congress in Abuja. On Wednesday, it was reported that armed men, purportedly from the DSS, stormed the NLC’s office and made off with several documents. According to the NLC, the incident occurred around 8:30 pm, when […]
Just In: DSS arrests hunger protest leader during early morning raid in Abuja
Department of State Services (DSS) operatives have arrested one of the leaders of the ongoing Endbadgovernance protests in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Micheal Lenin. According to reports, Lenin was picked up by the DSS around 2 am on Monday at his residence in the Apo area of the FCT. The Director of Mobilisation, Take […]
DSS Agents Raid Ilaro State High Court, Arrest Defendants
Operatives from the Department of State Services (DSS) stormed a State High Court in Ilaro, Ogun State, and detained two defendants, sparking widespread condemnation. The defendants, Alhaji Isiaka Fatai and Samuel Oyero, were part of a trial in a case numbered HCP/IC/2023 between the State and Awode Oladosu & 13 others, presided over by Justice […]