The Police Command in Sokoto State and the Department of State Services (DSS) on Sunday warned Nigerian politicians in the state not to involve them in their political squabbles. This was contained in a statement jointly issued by Muhammed Gumel, the state Commissioner of Police, and Yahaya Hassan, the State Director of DSS. The statement […]
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DSS Arrests ‘Gunrunner’ In Zamfara, Recovers 190 Rounds Of GMPG Ammunition
The Department of State Services (DSS) has issued a warning to Nigerians ahead of the elections. The DSS warned against acts of electoral violence during the elections. Peter Afunanya, the DSS spokesperson, spoke on Thursday during a joint security briefing on the general election at the defence headquarters in Abuja. Afunanya said the DSS is […]
How ‘DSS, US Soldiers Arrested Suspected Terrorist’ In Abuja Estate
Adewale Adenaike, chairman of phase 3, Trademore Estate, federal capital territory (FCT), has narrated how officers of the Department of State Services (DSS) and some American soldiers arrested a suspected terrorist in his community. Adenaike said the security operatives closed down the estate gates on Monday to stop vehicular movements. The community chairman said he […]
How DSS Rescued 21 Almajirai From A Jos Church
The Department of State Security (DSS) has raided a house located at JMDB quarters, in the Tudun Wada community of Jos North LGA of Plateau State, where the operatives rescued 21 young people, including almajirai. The Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI), while confirming the incident, told Daily Trust that the rescued victims told the group during […]
Court Dismisses Nnamdi Kanu’s Fundamental Rights Suit Against DSS
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, dismissed the fundamental rights enforcement suit filed by leader of the prosrcibed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu against the Department of States Services (DSS). Justice Taiwo Taiwo, in a judgment, dismissed the suit for lacking in merit and substance. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports […]
DSS Distances Self From Alleged Tenure Elongation plot For Buhari
The Department of State Services (DSS) has distanced itself from media reports that it called for the elongation of the tenure of President Muhammadu Buhari. In a press statement e-signed and released to the National Association of Online Security News Publishers, NAOSNP by the Service’s Spokesperson, Peter Afunanya on Thursday stated that, “The attention of […]