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Tinubu Orders Immediate Coordinated Rescue Operation for Niger Abduction Victims

Daily Dispatch August 25, 2026

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has ordered the Armed Forces, the Nigeria Police Force, the Department of State Services (DSS) and other relevant security and intelligence agencies to immediately launch a coordinated operation to rescue victims of the recent mass abduction in Niger State. The

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Army, DSS Foil Mass Kidnap in Katsina, Kill 24 Bandits

Daily Dispatch August 19, 2026

At least 24 bandits were killed on Tuesday after a joint operation by Nigerian Army troops, operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) and members of the Katsina Community Watch Corps thwarted a planned mass abduction in Katsina State. The operation took place in Gidan Bawa village, Kandarawa Ward, Bakori Local Government Area, following […]

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Gov Mbah Commends Security Forces Over Arrest Of Affa Church Kidnappers

Daily Dispatch August 11, 2026

Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State has commended intelligence and security agencies in the state for nabbing three members of a notorious kidnap gang responsible for the August 2, 2026 attack on St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Inoyi-Affa, in Udi LGA of the state. A joint operation by the Department of State Services (DSS), the Army, […]

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Breaking: Gov Abiodun Commends Army, Police, DSS, Others for Intelligence-led Rescue of 5 Kidnapped Poly Students, 2 Others

Daily Dispatch August 7, 2026

Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State has lauded the Department of State Services (DSS), the Nigerian Army, the Nigerian Police, as well as Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), for rescuing five kidnapped students of Gateway ICT Polytechnic, Saapade, in Remo North Local Government Area of the state. The students, who were abducted by suspected kidnappers earlier […]

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Breaking: DSS Docks Retired Officer For Terrorism

Daily Dispatch August 6, 2026

…Court orders remand in Kuje Correctional Centre The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Thursday, ordered the remand in Kuje Correctional Centre of a retired officer of the Department of State Services (DSS), Nwaogu Ihechimere Ezeakolam. The retired officer was arraigned for, among other things, supporting a proscribed terrorist organization, Indigenous Peoples of

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Army: Arrests Across Oyo, Other States Forced Terrorists to Release Abducted Oriire Pupils, Teachers

Daily Dispatch July 11, 2026

The Nigerian Army has revealed that multiple arrests carried out across Oyo State and other parts of the country forced the terrorists behind the abduction of 44 pupils and teachers in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State to unconditionally release their captives. According to the Army, the arrests were part of a coordinated intelligence-led […]