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How DSS’ probe of El’Rufai, sons’ alleged involvement in Dadiyata’s kidnap led to passport seizure

Daily Dispatch February 16, 2026

The Department of State Services (DSS) has re-opened the “cold case” of the 2019 disappearance, in Kaduna, of a renowned government critic, Abubakar Idris, better known as Dadiyata, and several other cases of missing persons linked to a former governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir

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ONSA Demands Evidence from El-Rufai Over Toxic Chemical Allegation

Daily Dispatch February 15, 2026

… Refers Matter to DSS The Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) has called on former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, to provide concrete evidence to substantiate his allegation that the agency procured a lethal toxic substance. ONSA directed El-Rufai to forward any proof of his claims to the Department of State Services (DSS) […]

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El-Rufai Seeks Explanation From NSA Over Alleged Importation Of Odorless Poison From Poland

Daily Dispatch February 15, 2026

Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai, has written to the Office of the National Security Adviser, seeking clarification over the alleged procurement of a toxic chemical substance, Thallium Sulphate, reportedly by the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA). In a letter addressed to the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, at the Office of […]

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Why El’Rufai should face immediate prosecution, by Omokri

Daily Dispatch February 14, 2026

Ambassador-designate, Reno Omokri, has highlighted the contentious record of Nasir El-Rufai, former Governor of Kaduna State, amidst current controversy surrounding his person. In a Facebook post on Friday, Omokri recounted El-Rufai’s eight-year tenure, citing instances of alleged human rights abuses, suppression of dissent, and demolition of properties belonging to

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CAIDOV Urges DSS to Arrest El-Rufai Over Alleged Admission of Tapping NSA’s Calls

Daily Dispatch February 14, 2026

The Centre Against Injustice and Domestic Violence (CAIDOV) has called on the Department of State Services (DSS) to urgently investigate and arrest former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, over what it described as a confession to tapping the telephone lines of the National Security Adviser (NSA). In a statement issued on Saturday by the Executive […]

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Alleged Arrest Attempt on El-Rufai Sparks Controversy at Airport

Daily Dispatch February 12, 2026

Muyiwa Adekeye, media adviser to former Kaduna State Governor Malam Nasir El-Rufai, has claimed that security operatives tried to arrest the former governor on Thursday. According to Adekeye, the incident occurred when El-Rufai arrived in Nigeria on a flight from Cairo. He said the security agents approached the former governor at the airport and attempted […]