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Owo Church Attack: DSS witness relive ordeal as trial of suspected attackers continues

Daily Dispatch January 14, 2026

A grieving couple on Wednesday narrated before a Federal High Court in Abuja the horror they experienced during the June 5, 2022 attack on St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State, as the trial of five men accused of carrying out the assault continued. The couple testified as

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Owo Church Massacre: DSS witness identifies two suspects as ‘attackers’

Daily Dispatch January 13, 2026

….’How I escaped with shattered leg,’ another victim tells court The second prosecution witness in the trial of five men accused of being behind the June 5, 2022 attack on a church in Owo, Ondo State, on Tuesday identified two of the defendants as those who took part in the attack. The witness, who said […]

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Group commends DSS, EFCC over prosecution of ex-AGF Abubakar Malami

Daily Dispatch January 12, 2026

A civil society organisation, the Centre Against Injustice and Domestic Violence (CAIDOV), has lauded the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for the ongoing prosecution of former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN. The group described the action as a clear demonstration of

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DSS arrests active staff member who forcefully converted, married lady, disowned another

Daily Dispatch January 11, 2026

The Department of State Services (DSS) has confirmed the arrest of an active staff member, Ifeanyi Onyewuenyi, who is suspected of forcefully converting and marrying a lady, Walida Abdulhadi. This was disclosed in a statement signed by Favour Dozie, Deputy Director Public Relations and Strategic Communications, National Headquarters State Services, Abuja. The statement

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Just in: DSS Arrests Gang Leader, Murderers of Prof. Ekanem Philip Ephraim

Daily Dispatch December 29, 2025

A credible source has confirmed that operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) on Dec 27, arrested the leader of the gang and another, who kidnapped and murdered a prominent professor of neurology, Ekanem Philip Ephraim in 2023 The gang leader, Patrick Essien Etim, 23, and his accomplice, Bassey Antiha Asuquo, 40, were apprehended […]

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Adesanya-Davies calls for arrest of Sheikh Gumi over statements on U.S.–Nigeria military cooperation

Daily Dispatch December 26, 2025

A public affairs commentator and rights advocate, Prof. Funmilayo Adesanya-Davies, has called on the Federal Government to arrest and investigate Islamic cleric Sheikh Ahmad Gumi over recent comments she described as threatening Nigeria’s national security and sovereignty. In a statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday, Adesanya-Davies condemned Sheikh Gumi’s reported warning