COLUMNS

Before Calling for DSS Disbandment, Look at the Results

Daily Dispatch March 14, 2026

By Olumide Bajulaiye At a time when Nigeria continues to confront terrorism, kidnapping, and organized crime, calls for the disbandment of the Department of State Services (DSS) are not only misplaced but dangerously dismissive of the agency’s recent achievements. Under the leadership of

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Court Sentences Three Arrested by DSS to 10 Years in Prison for Arms Trafficking

Daily Dispatch March 11, 2026

…Female arms’ courier pleads guilty to charges The Chief Magistrate Court Grade 1 sitting in Jalingo, capital of Taraba State, has convicted three persons arrested by the Department of State Services (DSS), for arms trafficking. They were sentenced to 10 years im prison without the option of fine. The convicts, Sakina Garba, Ali Gono, and […]

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Jubilation in Bwari as Army-DSS – Police Joint Operation leads to rescue of 25 kidnapped victims

Daily Dispatch March 8, 2026

There was widespread jubilation at the weekend in Gidandogo and Byazhin communities in Bwari Area Council, of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), as a joint operation by the Nigerian Army, Department of State Services (DSS) and the police resulted in the rescue of 25 kidnapped victims. The rescued victims, comprising 14 men, six women, and […]

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DSS, the Walida Abdullahi Episode, and the Quiet Leadership of DG Adeola Oluwatosin Ajayi

Daily Dispatch March 6, 2026

By Olumide Bajulaiye The Department of State Services (DSS), also known as the State Security Service (SSS), remains one of the most misunderstood institutions within Nigeria’s security architecture. For many Nigerians, the agency only comes into public focus during dramatic arrests or when politics dominates the conversation. Yet intelligence work is far deeper and far

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Jigawa women laud DSS over handling of Walida’s Case

Daily Dispatch March 5, 2026

Several women groups on Thursday in Dutse, capital of Jigawa State, praised the Department of State Services (DSS) for what they described as the impressive handling of the knotty case involving a Jigawa-borm lady, Walida Abdulhadi. The women, in their hundreds, made their position known during a solidary march in support of the DSS. They […]

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Owo Church Attack: How we were nabbed by DSS officers, suspect tells court

Daily Dispatch March 4, 2026

One of five persons accused by the Department of State Services (DSS) of carrying out the June 5, 2022 attack on the St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, in Ondo State on Wednesday, told the Federal High Court in Abuja, how he was arrested by the secret police. A total of 41 worshippers were killed during […]