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DSS Detains Novelist Okey Ndibe at Lagos Airport

Daily Dispatch June 1, 2026

Popular Nigerian novelist, journalist and academic, Okey Ndibe was reportedly detained by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) after arriving at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Ikeja, Lagos, on Monday morning. The development was disclosed by his close associate

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Christian Group Commends DSS For Arrest of Suspects Linked to Papiri School Abduction

Daily Dispatch June 1, 2026

A group of Christians in Northern Nigeria have commended the Department of State Services (DSS) for the arrest of five suspects reportedly linked to the November 2025 abduction of students and staff of St. Mary’s Catholic School in Papiri, Niger State. The commendation was conveyed in a statement on Monday by the Northern Christian Association […]

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Breaking: DSS Nabs Five, including 2 Foreign Collaborators, linked to Papiri School Kidnap

Daily Dispatch May 31, 2026

*Recovers Large Arms Cache- 15AK Rifles, 1434 Live Ammunition The Department of State Services (DSS) has arrested five persons, including two Nigeriens, suspected to be arms couriers to gunmen who, on November 21, 2025, attacked St. Mary’s Catholic school in Papiri village, Niger State, abducting nearly 300 students and staff.Recovered from the men were a […]

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DSS Seeks Death Penalty for Owo Church Attack Suspects as Court Reserves Judgement

Daily Dispatch May 26, 2026

The Department of State Services (DSS) on Tuesday urged a Federal High Court in Abuja to sentence to death five men accused of masterminding the June 5, 2022 attack on St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State. Lead prosecution counsel, Ayodeji Adedipe (SAN), asked the court to convict the defendants and impose the maximum […]

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Benue Killings: Court Continues Trial of Ethnic Militia Arrested By DSS For Illegal Arms’ Possession

Daily Dispatch May 25, 2026

Weeks after the Federal High Court in Abuja began the trial of suspected members of Fulani and Idoma militias linked to ethic killings in Benue State, the same court on Monday, admitted in evidence a report of the Department of State Services (DSS) on how certain Agatu leaders in Benue State allegedly stockpiled grenades and […]

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Alleged Cybercrime: Prosecution opens case against social media influencer Justice Chidiebere

Daily Dispatch May 25, 2026

The federal government, on Monday, opened a case on an amended three-count charge of alleged cybercrime and felony against social media influencer, Justice Chidiebere also known as Justice Crack. Chidiebere was brought before Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the federal high Abuja, where he pleaded not guilty to the charges Shortly after, the first prosecution witness, […]