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DSS Recovers Donated Relief Supplies from Private Warehouse in Taraba

Daily Dispatch June 28, 2026

Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have raided a private warehouse in Sintali Ward, Jalingo Local Government Area of Taraba State, recovering relief materials worth millions of naira that were reportedly meant for disaster victims. Security sources said the operation followed

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Now, no one, nowhere is safe (3)

Daily Dispatch June 28, 2026

By Hassan GimbaThis is the concluding part of this write-up, originally published on April 25, 2022. Following the publication of parts one and two over the past two weeks, I have revisited this article because its message remains as relevant and timely today as it was when it was first published. Only that it is […]

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DSS Releases, Compensates Man Wrongfully Arrested Over Alleged Links With Boko Haram

Daily Dispatch June 27, 2026

The Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Oluwatosin Adeola Ajayi, has ordered the immediate release of a man wrongfully linked to Boko Haram terrorists. The setting free followed a DSS investigation review panel that cleared Nura Idris of allegations of collaboration with Boko Haram terrorists. Aside from giving Idris N3 million monetary compensation

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Again, Kidnappers Arrested by DSS Convicted, Bag Death Sentence in Ekiti State

Daily Dispatch June 25, 2026

…*Third Defendant Discharged as Chief Judge Commends DSS Prosecutors Two men arrested by the Department of State Services (DSS) have been sentenced to death by an Ekiti State High Court, following their conviction for kidnapping a staff of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). While the kidnappers, Ibrahim Abubakar and Abdullahi Abubakar, were convicted and […]

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Terrorism: Sokoto Court Sentences Three, Including Nigerien National, to Death by Hanging

Daily Dispatch June 24, 2026

A High Court in Sokoto State has sentenced three men, including a Nigerien national, to death by hanging after finding them guilty of terrorism and arms proliferation offences. The convicts, identified as Yusuf Muhammad, also known as Sallau, a Nigerien national, Jabbi Alhaji Yalle, and Kabiru Muhammad, were arrested on June 13, 2025, by operatives […]

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DSS Opens Inquiry Into Officers After Sowore Courtroom Incident

Daily Dispatch June 24, 2026

The Department of State Services (DSS) has ordered an investigation into the conduct of its operatives following the circulation of viral videos showing a confrontation involving activist and publisher, Omoyele Sowore, at the Federal High Court in Abuja. The agency announced the probe amid public reactions to scenes that emerged after a court ordered Sowore’s […]