Tag: Department of State Services

Alleged DSS Nepotism: “Bichi turned Agency into graveyard of career aspirations” -  Investigative Journalist  

Aminu Imam
DSS Ja'afar Ja'afar

…Says Bichi’s wife lorded over the Service Nigerian investigative journalist, Ja’afar Ja’afar, has accused the immediate past Director-General (DG) of the Department of State Service, (DSS), Yusuf Magaji Bichi, of turning the Agency into a graveyard of career aspirations. Ja’afar said that Bichi, while in office, recruited the highest number of Cotonou “graduates” into the Service and allowed his wife to lord over the Service by influencing recruitment, promotion and discipline in the Agency. Recall that Bichi’s replacement was announced in an issued statement on Monday by the media aide…

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DSS fails to produce Nnamdi Kanu in court, as Judge adjourns trial till October

Aminu Imam

…Police release Sowore, other protesters in Abuja The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has adjourned the trial of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, (IPOB). Justice Binta Nyako adjourned the trial yesterday, at the resumption of proceedings at the court in the Federal Capital Territory, (FCT). The trial suffered a setback after the Department of State Services, (DSS) failed to produce Kanu in court. Justice Nyako faulted the action of the security outfit, noting that she had stayed back in her chambers waiting for the…

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DSS arrests Israeli filmmakers for allegedly supporting IPOB members

Aminu Imam

The Department of the State Security Service, (DSS), has arrested three Israeli filmmakers for allegedly supporting the Indigenous People Of Biafra, (IPOB), in Nigeria. According to Times Of Israel, Nigerian authorities arrested and interrogated the trio on suspicion that they had come into contact with ‘Biafran separatists.’ According to the Foreign Ministry, the Israeli Embassy in Abuja is following the case closely and is in contact with Nigerian authorities. One of the Israelis arrested is Rudy Rochman, a Zionist activist with almost 95,000 followers on Instagram. Making the flight with him…

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DSS declares Sunday Igboho wanted

Aminu Imam

…Confirms attack on his residence, killing of his allies The Department of State Services (DSS) has declared Sunday Adeyemo, a self-acclaimed Yoruba activist popularly called Sunday Igboho, wanted, confirming that two of his allies were gunned down during an operation at his Ibadan residence. Igboho had raised an alarm that two persons were killed when security operatives raided his residence in the wee hours of Thursday. There have been speculations over the incident as some persons expressed doubts.But at a press briefing in Abuja on Thursday night, the DSS confirmed…

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Just In: “DSS didn’t invite, question me” – Sheikh Gumi

Aminu Imam

Renowned Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has debunked reports the Department of State Security Service, (DSS) invited and questioned him over allegations that he claimed some soldiers were aiding banditry during an interview on a television programme. Although the DSS spokesman, Dr. Peter Afunanya, had confirmed in a WhatsApp broadcast the cleric was invited for questioning, Dr. Gumi however took to his Facebook page, on Friday evening, to maintain he was neither invited for questioning nor arrested by the DSS. He insisted there was nothing like that, adding that he…

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Breaking! DSS quizzes Sheikh Gumi

Aminu Imam

The Department of State Security (DSS) has invited Kaduna-based Islamic cleric, Sheikh (Dr.) Ahmad Abubakar Gumi, for questioning over remarks he made in a television interview where he allegedly opined that the secret operatives were conniving with bandits as a business. A report by the Voice of America (VOA) Hausa service monitored on Friday, said Gumi was invited at the Kaduna office of the DSS, after the military authorities took exception to comments by Sheikh Gumi, alleging that their operatives were conniving with bandits. Gumi is known for making controversial…

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DSS frees sacked Kano Govs. aide, Salihu Tanko-Yakasai

Aminu Imam

The Department of State Services, (DSS), yesterday freed the former spokesman to the Kano State governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, Salihu Tanko-Yakasai. His elder brother, Umar, confirmed the development to newsmen yesterday night. “My brother has just been released by DSS. We are now driving home,” he said, without further elaboration regarding the conditions of the bail. Recall that Yakasai was picked up by the DSS on Saturday, the same day he was relieved of his position as an aide to Kano State Governor Abdullahi Ganduje. The DSS had admitted on…

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DSS alleges plot to incite religious violence in Lagos, Kano, others

Aminu Imam

The Department of State Services, (DSS), has alleged that there is a plot to incite religious violence in Sokoto, Kano, Kaduna, Plateau, Rivers, Oyo, Lagos, and some States in the South-East. This was contained in a statement issued yesterday by the DSS’s Head, Public Relations Officer, Peter Afunanya, titled: ‘Plots to incite religious violence in Nigeria’. The DSS also warned that some worship centres and religious leaders may be attacked. It further disclosed that part of the plans is to cause inter-religious conflicts as well as use their foot soldiers to…

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Heroic abducted DSS personnel abducted at gunpoint kills one, get others arrested

Aminu Imam

An operative of the Department of State Services (DSS), Tosin Daramola, has escaped abduction at gunpoint after he intentionally rammed his car into a culvert, leading to the death of a kidnapper and arrest of the other. It was gathered that the heroic DSS operative was attacked at gunpoint on Tuesday by two kidnappers, who forced their way into his vehicle and forcefully rerouted him from Dutse-Alhaji junction to Zuba, in the Federal Capital Territory, (FCT). One of the two abductors with a knife had it on the officer’s neck…

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Yuletide: DSS issues security alert on violent attacks

Aminu Imam

The Department of State Services (DSS) has warned the public about plans by some criminal elements to carry out violent attacks on public places, including key and vulnerable points during the yuletide seasons. According to a press statement issued by the DSS Public Relations Officer, Peter Afunanya, the planned dastardly acts are to be executed through the use of explosives, suicide bombing and other dangerous weapons. “The objective is to create a general sense of fear among the people and subsequently undermine the Government”, it stated. “Against this backdrop, citizens…

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