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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

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Alleged Terrorism Financing: Court Overrules Ex-AGF Malami, Son’s Lawyers, Asks Prosecution to Begin Trial March 10

Daily Dispatch March 4, 2026

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Wednesday fixed March 10 for the Department of State Services (DSS) to open its case of alleged terrorism financing and illegal possession of firearms against a former Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, and his son, Abdulaziz Malami. DSS had on February 27 arraigned Malami and his […]

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Five Security Officers Detained Over Abuja Airport Breach, Handed to ICPC

Daily Dispatch March 3, 2026

Five security personnel have been arrested and are set to face prosecution following their alleged involvement in a security breach at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport on February 12, 2026. The arrests followed a joint investigation by the Department of State Services (DSS), Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), and the Federal Ministry

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DSS Nabs Two Suspected Arms Couriers, Recovers RPGsRescues kidnap victim

Daily Dispatch March 3, 2026

Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have arrested two suspected arms couriers, seized two Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG) warheads, an RPG launcher, and other items linked to bandits’ networks in Gombe State The suspects, Muhammed Alhaji Mohammed, 55, and Sani Gesha, 47, were intercepted at Mararaban Tula, in Kaltungo Local Government Area of […]

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Breaking: DSS Arrests Suspect Over Edo Attack on Peter Obi, Others

Daily Dispatch March 2, 2026

The Department of State Services (DSS) has arrested a man suspected of being behind the recent attempt to assassinate the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi, in Benin, the Edo State capital. Obi, a former governor of Edo State, Chief John Oyegun, and several chieftains and members of the opposition […]

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UN building bombing: Court Agrees, as DSS Invokes Practice of Speedy Trial for Terrorism Cases

Daily Dispatch March 2, 2026

*Service recordings complies with the Evidence Act and global standards- witness A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday acceeded to the invocation of the practice for accelerated hearing made by the Department of State Services (DSS), in the ongoing prosecution of five men accused of being behind the August 26, 2011, bombing of the […]