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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

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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,

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DSS Alleges Kano Commissioner Collected $30,000 Bribe to Release Drug Kingpin

Daily Dispatch August 3, 2025

Embattled Kano State Commissioner for Transport, Ibrahim Namadi, is at the centre of a major scandal after a report by the State Security Service (SSS) accused him of collecting a $30,000 bribe to stand as surety for a notorious drug trafficker, Sulaiman Danwawu. According to the report, the commissioner agreed to guarantee bail for Mr […]

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DSS Releases Three Detainees Wrongfully Accused of Belonging to IPOB/ESN

Daily Dispatch July 30, 2025

…20 other cases under review The Department of State Services on Tuesday released three persons detained on the suspicion of belonging to the outlawed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), and it’s militant wing, Eastern Security Network (ESN), and involvement in the killing of seven Fulani cattle herders. The Service is also reviewing more than 20 […]