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‘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 […]
DSS gets order to detain suspected ISIS member
On Wednesday, the Department of State Services (DSS) secured a court order to detain Nigerian citizen Emmanuel Osase, who stands accused of being a member of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS). The ruling was issued by Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja, granting the DSS permission to detain […]
Court dismisses Nnamdi Kanu’s appeal against police, DSS over unlawful arrest, detention
The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Monday dismissed the appeal brought before it by Felix Okonkwo, one of the lawyers to the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu over his unlawful arrest and detention by the Police and the State Security Services, SSS. Justice Okon Abang dismissed the appeal […]
Again, court adjourns Nnamdi Kanu’s N1bn suit against FG, DSS
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, again adjourned a fresh N1 billion suit filed by Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), against the Federal Government until March 18 for hearing. Justice James Omotosho had on January 8 fixed the hearing for today when no lawyer represented Kanu in court. […]