JIBWIS Chair Urges DSS, Police to Investigate Viral Video Threatening Attack on Enugu The National Chairman of Jama’atu Izalatil Bid’ah Wa Iqamatis Sunnah (JIBWIS), Sheikh Abdullahi Bala Lau, has called on security agencies to investigate a viral video showing a man in the organisation’s First Aid Group uniform allegedly calling for an armed attack on
DSS Operative’s Killing: Court Warns Lawyers Against Delaying IPOB Trial The Federal High Court in Abuja has cautioned defence lawyers against conduct capable of delaying the trial of four suspected members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) accused of kidnapping and killing a Department of State Services (DSS) operative, Ekpeyong Asuquo Owoh. Justice
Abduction of 20 NYSC Corps Members: DSS Arraigns Five Suspects The Department of State Services (DSS) has arraigned five suspects over the abduction of 20 National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members along the Owerri–Onitsha Road. The suspects were brought before a court presided over by Justice Emeka Orafu, where they pleaded not guilty to the
Sowore Loses Bid to Force DSS Director-General to Testify in Court The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday rejected an application by activist and politician Omoyele Sowore seeking to compel the Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Oluwatosin Ajayi, to testify personally in his trial over alleged cyberbullying of President Bola Tinubu.
Alleged Wiretapping: El-Rufai Loses ₦120m Rights Suit Against DSS, EFCC, ICPC A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, has dismissed a ₦120 million fundamental rights enforcement suit filed by former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, against the Department of State Services (DSS) and three other federal government institutions. The court dismissed the
DSS, Military, Police Nab 5 Suspects Over Abduction of 20 NYSC Members in Imo Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS), the military and the police have arrested five suspected members of a criminal gang allegedly responsible for abducting 20 prospective members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Imo State. The suspects
Fulani leaders in Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State have reportedly rejected the involvement of the Department of State Services (DSS), Operation Rainbow and local vigilantes in security operations, opting instead for the deployment of military personnel. The position comes amid ongoing security concerns in the area, where community relations and the choice of
The Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a fundamental rights suit filed by former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, seeking to prevent anti-corruption and security agencies from freezing his bank accounts or seizing his properties. Justice Joyce Abdulmalik dismissed the suit, marked FHC/ABJ/CS/368/2026, describing it as an abuse of court process, speculative and
A joint operation involving troops of the Nigerian Army, operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) and personnel of the Western Nigeria Security Network, codenamed Amotekun, has eliminated a senior commander of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), Abdussamad Ohida, in Owo, Ondo State. Security sources disclosed that Ohida, also known as Anwar,
The Department of State Service (DSS) has arraigned four suspected members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) over their alleged involvement in the abduction and killing of one of its officers, Ekpeyong Asuquo Owoh. The defendants—Michael Okafor, also known as Onyechimeleze; Chinedu Chukwudozie, alias Kante; Chibunna Olisa; and Chigozie Olisa, also known as