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Security operatives nab two most wanted Ansaru terrorists

Daily Dispatch August 16, 2025

Nigeria’s security forces have captured two of the country’s most wanted terrorists, identified as Ansaru leaders Abu Baraa and Mahmuda. The joint operation involved the military, Police, Department of State Services (DSS), and other intelligence agencies. National Security Adviser, Mallam Nuhu

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Farmer governor Umaru Bago lauds President Tinubu over arrest of Mahmuda Terror Group leader

Daily Dispatch August 13, 2025

Niger State Governor, farmer Mohammed Umaru Bago, has applauded President Bola Ahmed Tinibu over the arrest of Abubakar Abba, leader of Mahmuda, one of the most feared terror groups in Nigeria by the Departmentof State Services ( DSS ). The Terror leader Abba was said to have been captured in Wawa, Borgu local government area […]

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DSS Arraigns Five over 2022 attack on Owo Catholic Church

Daily Dispatch August 11, 2025

…..Court adjourns till August 19 for trial The Department of State Services (DSS) on Monday arraigned five men before a Federal High Court in Abuja over their alleged involvement in the June 5, 2022 attack at St. Francs Catholic Church, Owo, in Ondo State. The five persons Idris Abdulmalik Omeiza, Al Qasim Idris, Jamiu Abdulmalik, […]

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DSS Demands Apology, Retraction Over Alleged Defamatory Report by Peoples Gazette

Daily Dispatch August 7, 2025

The Department of State Services (DSS) has issued a stern demand to The Peoples Gazette Ltd., insisting on a public retraction and apology over what it described as a libelous report implicating its Director-General, Mr. Adeola Oluwatosin Ajayi, in the alleged abduction and coercion of a senior NNPC official. In a letter signed by Chief […]

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Kwara, Niger Towns Silently Jubilate Over DSS’ Speculated Capture of Most Wanted Leader of Mahmuda Terror Group

Daily Dispatch August 6, 2025

Residents of communities in Kwara and Niger States bordering Benin Republic are silently jubilating following the rumoured disappeance of Abubakar Abba Mahmuda, leader of Mahmuda, currently the most feared terror group in Nigeria. According to some villagers in Baruten Local Government Area of Kwara State, whose communities have suffered the most attacks at the hands […]

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HURIWA Commends DSS DG Over Human Rights Reforms

Daily Dispatch August 5, 2025

..Urges Institutionalisation of Human Rights Desk Nationwide The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has expressed rare and profound commendation for the Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Mr. Oluwatosin Ajayi, over what it describes as “a pleasantly surprising and deeply encouraging shift” in the agency’s operational philosophy,