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Jubilation as Shinkafi Volunteer Forces kill Bandit Commander, Danbokolo in Zamfara

Daily Dispatch June 30, 2025

▪︎ Turji in disarray, as DSS Maintains Studied Silence. Role Unclear. Details have emerged on how notorious bandit kingpin Kachalla Yellow Danbokolo died at the weekend in Zamfara State after an earlier gun battle with Shinkafi Volunteer Forces in the State. Danbokolo’s death is being

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How Zamfara Civilian Protection Guard decimated Turji

Daily Dispatch June 26, 2025

•Over 100 bandits killed•DSS role unclear Details have emerged on how members of the Zamfara Civilian Protection Guards on Monday night launched a surprise offensive against hundreds of suspected bandits believed to be loyal to wanted terrorist kingpin, Bello Turji. At the end of the attack which happened near Cida, a remote village in Shinkafi […]

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Leaked DSS memo warned of imminent attacks in Benue, Nasarawa before Yelewata massacre

Daily Dispatch June 24, 2025

A leaked memo has revealed that the Department of State Services (DSS) had alerted the commander of Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS), Moses Gara, in May about potential attacks on several communities in Benue and Nasarawa states. Operation Whirl Stroke—launched by the Defence Headquarters (DHQ) in 2018—comprises personnel from the military, police, and DSS. It was […]

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DSS rebrand, reposition

Daily Dispatch May 24, 2025

As part of ongoing efforts by the Director General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Mr. Tosin Ajayi, to reposition the agency as a professionally run, intelligence-driven organization, only photographs featuring the DSS with the approved logos [published herein] will henceforth be considered appropriate for public use. In a statement released by the DSS […]

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DSS finally charged Emefiele to court

Daily Dispatch July 13, 2023

The Department of State Services (DSS) says it has charged embattled suspended Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, to court. This is sequel to an Abuja High Court order of Thursday, July 13, 2023 that the secret police charge Emefiele to court within one week or release him. This is coming over […]

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DSS dismisses online media allegations against the agency

Daily Dispatch July 9, 2023

The attention of the Department of State Services (DSS) has been drawn to false reports by sections of the online media particularly SaharaReporters, Peoples Gazette and Jackson Ude. The so called news platforms variously and wrongly fed the public with misleading narratives and accusations against the Service. For instance, SaharaReporters wrote that the Service stormed