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Jigawa Woman Recounts Ordeal of Abduction, Abuse, and Escape to Abuja

Daily Dispatch February 22, 2026

A 22-year-old woman, Walida Abdullahi from Hadejia Local Government Area of Jigawa State, has narrated a harrowing account of how she was allegedly abducted, abused and exploited, before finally escaping into freedom. In an exclusive interview with Daily Trust, Walida, who said she left home in

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Governor Radda lauds DSS, Army, Police, for rescuing 19 Christian, 2 Muslim hostages

Daily Dispatch February 21, 2026

.….4 Suspects Arrested Katsina State governor, Alhaji Dikko Umar Radda, has applauded the Department of State Services (DSS), the Nigerian Army, as well as the Nigeria Police Force, for rescuing 21 victims kidnapped in the state. The disclosure was conveyed in a statement issued on Saturday by the state Commissioner for Internal Security and Home […]

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DSS to Arraign El-Rufai Over Alleged Cybercrime, Security Breach

Daily Dispatch February 20, 2026

The Department of State Services (DSS) is set to arraign former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, on Wednesday, February 25, over alleged cybercrime and threats to national security. El-Rufai will appear before Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court in Abuja to answer to the charges. The former governor was briefly detained by the […]

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DSS reopens Dadiyata case, wife seeks answers as suspects face invitation

Daily Dispatch February 20, 2026

The Department of State Services has reopened investigations into the 2019 disappearance of lecturer and social media commentator Abubakar Idris, popularly known as Dadiyata, with plans to invite suspects linked to the case. Dadiyata, a lecturer at the Federal University Dutsinma, was declared missing in August 2019 after gunmen reportedly abducted him from his residence

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Owo Church Attack: Court Admits Defendant’s confessional statement, gadgets used to plan, coordinate massacre

Daily Dispatch February 19, 2026

….DSS Closes Case With 11 Witnesses in record time The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Thursday admitted in evidence the confessional statements and gadgets of one of the five men being prosecuted by the Department of State Services (DSS) for the June 5, 2022 attack on the St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, in […]

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Just In: Court reserves judgment in DSS’ Staff N5.5b defamation suit against SERAP

Daily Dispatch February 19, 2026

A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), sitting in Maitama, Abuja, has reserved judgment till a date to be communicated to parties, in a N5.5billion defamation suit by two operatives of the Department of State Services (DDS) against a group, the Socio-economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP). Justice Halilu Yusuf made the announcement […]