The Department of State Services (DSS) is set to arraign three suspects linked to the Oriire school abductions before the Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday, July 23, 2026. The suspects are Abdulrazak Umar, also known as Abu Khalifa or Abu Khalid; Yunusa Musa, also known as Yunusa Bin …
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The Federal government has given further details on the rescue of the pupils and teachers abducted in the Orire Local Government Area of Oyo State. It said eight of the kidnappers have been arrested and are now in the custody of the Department of State Services, while some others were …
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Operatives of the Department of State Service (DSS), have arrested a 30-year-old suspected gun courier, Muhammad Abubakar in Kano State. Parading the suspect at its State Command, in Kano, the DSS said the suspect, a transporter, was arrested while on errand to transport four RPG tubes, three AK-47 and two …
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The Government of the Republic of Ghana has commended the Nigerian authorities, particularly Department of State Services (DSS), for rescuing 44 Ghanaian nationals from a criminal network involved in fraudulent recruitment schemes. In a statement issued on Saturday by Ghana’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the government confirmed that the victims …
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The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Wednesday, adjourned until March 10 for the prosecution to open its case against former Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, and his son, Abdulaziz Malami, over alleged terrorism financing and unlawful possession of firearms. The Department of State Services, DSS, had on …
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THE Department of State Services (DSS) on Monday arraigned a Kaduna-based social media activist, Abubakar Muhammad, popularly known as Sultan, before a Magistrates’ Court in Rigasa, Igabi Local Government Area, Kaduna State. Muhammad was arraigned before Chief Magistrate Muhammad Musa on a two count charge of alleged extortion and criminal …
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…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 its militant wing, Eastern Security Network (ESN), as well as involvement in the killing of seven Fulani cattle herders. …
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The Department of State Security (DSS) has arrested a businessman, Ajah Johnson Uchenna, and his wife, Rosemary Uchenna, along with their two daughters – Stella Uchenna and Ngozi Uchenna – as well as their family friend, Okoro Elijah, for drug. The DSS, after the drug burst, handed over to the …
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THE National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has rescued a two-year-old girl trafficked from Abuja to Aba, Abia State, and allegedly sold for N100,000. In a statement posted Friday on its official Facebook page, NAPTIP confirmed the child, renamed Chiamaka Favour, was rescued on May 8, …
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THE Department of State Services (DSS) has removed the name of Lanre Arogundade, Executive Director of the International Press Centre, from its watchlist after approximately 40 years. This development was announced by the Nigerian Chapter of the International Press Institute (IPI) at the 3rd Nigerian Media Leaders’ Summit in Abeokuta, …
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