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Security Breaches: CSOs fault routine disregard of DSS intelligence by other agencies

Aminu Imam

A civil society and citizen’s groups coalition, Citizens Stability Forum, (CSF), has warned against what it described as routine disregard, and lack of appreciation of critical intelligence provided by the country’s lead spook agency, the Department of State Services (DSS) ahead of next year’s election. The group, made up of a coalition of security experts, and conscious citizens on the spate of insecurity in the country, also called on well-meaning individuals, and relevant security agencies to specially commend the current Director General, DG, DSS, Yusuf Bichi, given critical intelligence his…

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US Embassy Abuja Security Alert: DSS calls for calm

Aminu Imam

…Says measures in place to forestall such incidence The Department of State Services (DSS) has said there is no cause for alarm over the US embassy alert on terror attacks in Abuja. The intelligence agency was responding to the security alerts issued by the United States (US) and the United Kingdom (UK) on the possibility of increased terrorist attacks in Nigeria. Recall that reports during the weekend had it that the US Embassy raised the alarm in a security alert issued to its nationals, saying targets may include, but are…

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2023 Electioneering: DSS, Police caution political parties against violence

Aminu Imam

Ahead of the 2023 political campaign across the country by political parties, the Sokoto State Police Command has cautioned politicians and other stakeholders in the State against indulging in acts such as hate speech or spreading of fake news, which he said is capable of frustrating a credible process and peaceful 2023 elections. The State’s Police Commissioner, Mohammed Usaini Gumel, stated this while delivering his speech at the election and security management colloquium on the security of the upcoming electioneering and the general election with all critical stakeholders in the…

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DSS arrests soldier ‘supplying guns to kidnappers’ in Abuja

Aminu Imam

Operatives of the Department of State Service (DSS) have reportedly arrested a soldier attached to the Muhammadu Buhari Cantonment in Tungan-Maje, in Abuja, for allegedly hiring and selling guns to kidnappers. The soldier was reportedly arrested last week during an operation carried out by the DSS in collaboration with members of the Vigilante Group around Dankogi Park, in Zuba, near the Federal Capital Territory, (FCT). According to a source, who spoke to newsmen, the DSS from Gwagwalada office sought the assistance of the local security group in Zuba to arrest…

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2023: “We’ll arrest, cage all known religious terrorists, kidnapping sponsors and leaders before elections” – DG-DSS, Bichi assures

Aminu Imam

The Department of State Services (DSS) has vowed to cage all religious, political, tribal leaders and groups responsible for the insecurity ravaging the country before the 2023 general elections. Bichi, made this known at a ceremony organised by the staff of the Service to mark his four years in office, unveiling of a book written in his honour and the renewal of another four-year term in office by President Muhammadu Buhari, which was held at the Service headquarters on Wednesday. The move, according to DSS Director-General, Mohammed Yusuf Bichi, is…

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DSS cautions Nigerians, Gumi over unguarded utterances on Mamu’s arrest

Aminu Imam

Barely 24 hours after Islamic cleric, Dr. Ahmed Gumi accused the Department of State Service (DSS) of unlawful detention of Tukur Mamu, the agency has fired back at him and other Nigerians, warning against making “overzealous comments” on its investigation of the self-acclaimed Kaduna train attack hostage negotiator Recall that Gumi had accused the DSS of intimidating Mamu, the publisher of the Kaduna-based newspaper, describing his detention as an art of terrorism and had asked the DSS to either release Mamu or charge him to court. Citing the law, Gumi…

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Tukur Mamu Family counters DSS on alleged discoveries

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The family of Tukur Mamu, Publisher of Desert Herald Newspaper arrested by the Department of State Services DSS has countered the alleged discoveries in the his house and office, saying the Service is not saying the truth.  According to a statement, the family said the military accoutrements said to have been discovered in the house, belonged to a nephew of Mamu currently serving in the Nigerian Armed Forces; a 2019 graduate of the Nigerian Defence Academy Regular Course. The said Nephew identified as Y. Y. Bello was said to be…

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DSS, NSA, EFCC move to cut off terrorism financing

Aminu Imam

The Department of State Services (DSS), the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA), and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), have identified cut off the finances of terrorists as a major way of tackling terrorism in the country. The stakeholders arrived at the resolution at a workshop for officers drawn from the DSS, ONSA, EFCC, ICPC, Immigration, Customs, and Judges among others. The Director-General of DSS, Yusuf Magaji Bichi, who spoke on Tuesday at the closing ceremony of a workshop on: “Terrorism Financing Risk (TFR)”, designed for law…

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Insecurity: ‘Terrorists will be wiped out before 2023 elections’ – DSS Boss

Aminu Imam

The Department of State Security Services (DSS) has assured Nigerians that terrorists, armed groups, insurgents and other violent criminals troubling parts of the country will be wiped out before the 2023 general elections. The Director-General of the Service, Yusuf Magaji Bichi, gave the assurance yesterday, while speaking with the leadership of the Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) during the week in his office in Abuja. The DSS DG said his optimism comes from the increased tempo and progress made by security agencies in the fight against terrorism, armed banditry, kidnapping and…

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Terrorists’ threat: ‘Release Nnamdi Kanu’ – IPOB tells DSS

Aminu Imam

The proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has demanded the immediate release of its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, from detention by the Department of State Services (DSS), over rising insecurity. IPOB, in a press statement issued yesterday by its spokesman, Emma Powerful, said its attention had been drawn to the sudden closure of all the government public schools operating in Abuja because of the threats from terrorists to take over Abuja and entire Nigeria. “IPOB, therefore, demands the immediate release of its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, from the DSS dungeon in Abuja…

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