Tag: DSS

APC Running Mate: “No DSS report before Buhari warning against Muslim-Muslim ticket” ? Presidency

Aminu Imam

…Says it’s a false story The Presidency has debunked an alleged advisory from the Department of State Service (DSS) spelling out the risks to national stability should persons of the same faith emerge as president and vice-president of the country in the forthcoming 2023 general elections. This followed an exclusive report published yesterday by an online news platform, claiming that the Service had noted that the decision of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, to nominate a fellow Muslim as vice-presidential candidate for the 2023 presidential election is…

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DSS begins vetting of political aspirants ahead of 2023

Aminu Imam

Beams searchlight on terrorism sponsors, corrupt persons, economic saboteurs, separatist agitators As the countrys political process to usher in a new set of leaders next year, the Department of State Service, (DSS), has begun discreet vetting of political contestants across all the cadres of contestants in order to fish out those who have some baggage. The profiling and vetting of political aspirants, according to a DSS official, is to enable the Service fish out criminal elements who should not be entrusted with sensitive offices and positions in the country and…

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DSS warns politicians, highly-placed individuals against unguarded statements

Aminu Imam

The Department of State Services (DSS) has warned politicians and highly placed personalities against unguarded statements that could derail efforts to deepen Nigerias democracy. The DSS Public Relations Officer (PRO), Dr. Peter Afunanya, who gave the warning in an issued statement in Abuja, said the warning followed a misleading and mischievous publication in some sections, titled: Nigerias Secret Police, DSS Tests the Water on Tenure Elongation for Buhari, Tells Journalists, CSOs 2023 Elections May Not Hold. Afunanya explained, in the said report, that the Service was accused of informing participants…

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Sallah: DSS raises alarm over alleged plans by criminal gangs to bomb worship centres, public places nationwide

Aminu Imam

The Department of State Services, (DSS), has raised alarm over an alleged ploy by suspected criminal gangs to forge an alliance among themselves with a view to launch attacks on critical infrastructure and other frequented public places during the public holidays and Sallah celebrations. The spokesman of the DSS, Peter Afunanya, in an issued statement yesterday, said the criminal gangs intend to form a coalition to attack select places during the holiday period. The statement said that the targeted places include worship and relaxation centres designed by the criminal elements…

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Boko Haram/bandits cells: KDSG, DSS tango over Intel report

Aminu Imam

Claims by the Department of State Service, (DSS), that the Kaduna State government failed to act on intelligence that Boko Haram and bandits were working in collaboration to set up cells in the state has pitted the agency with the State government. Although the DSS said this has resulted in the frequent bandits’ attacks in Kaduna State, especially considering the attack on the Abuja-Kaduna train that claimed eight passengers, injured 41 and kidnapped scores of others, as well as the attack on a military base in which 17 soldiers were…

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Social media regulation:
‘NBC, DSS can request user details without court order’

Aminu Imam

The documentary framework that will serve as a launchpad for social media regulation in Nigeria vis-a-vis the amendment of the National Broadcasting Commission, (NBC), Act appears to have been formulated by the Federal Government. Recall that on Tuesday, it was reported that the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, was planning to reintroduce the NBC Act amendment) Bill as an Executive Bill in the National Assembly. The Bill seeks to empower the Commission to regulate social media, internet broadcasting, fix tariffs for pay television services, among other functions. Insiders,…

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‘No invitation from DSS to Kukah’, Says Sokoto Diocese spokesman

Aminu Imam

The alleged invitation extended to the Bishop of Sokoto Catholic Diocese, Mathew Hassan Kukah, by the Department of State Service, (DSS), has been described as fake news. The Director, Social Communication Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Rev. Father Christopher Omotosho, who disclosed this on Monday, while speaking to newsmen, urged members of the public to ignore the statement describing it as fake news. Omotosho further explained that the news that the Bishop was summoned for questioning by the DSS regarding his Christmas message was not true because the Bishop is yet…

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Kidnappers of DSS operative demand N20m ransom

Aminu Imam

The abductors of an operative of the Department of State Security Service, (DSS), in Abaji area council of the Federal Capital Territory, (FCT), are demanding N20 million to set him free. According to reports, the gunmen had attacked the SSS operatives office and abducted one of them, but the spokesman of the service denied the report. A reliable source had told newsmen, on Sunday, that contact was established with the abductors two days after the abduction. They DSS are still negotiating with them despite their (abductors) insistence on the N20…

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Border Communities: ‘Insurgents planning to launch attacks on military bases’ – DSS warns Custom

Aminu Imam

The Department of State Services, (DSS), has sent a red alert to the Nigeria Customs Service over planned attacks by insurgents on all the border communities across the country. The DSS disclosed this in a letter, titled: Plans by Insurgents To Launch Attacks On Military Bases In Various Border Communities, which was dated November 25, 2021, addressed to the Customs Area Controller, Nigeria Customs Service, Ogun Area Command, Abeokuta and signed by the State Director of Security, Ogun State Command, M.B. Abdullahi. The letter read in part: Available intelligence indicates…

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Anambra election: DSS appeals to media for restraint in reporting IPOB

Aminu Imam

Ahead of the November 6 Anambra governorship election, Nigerias secret police, the Department of State Services, (DSS), has appealed to the media to be cautious in reporting statements attributed to South-East secessionist group, the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, (IPOB). The IPOB had threatened to disrupt the Anambra governorship election scheduled for next Saturday if its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, currently being tried for treason is not released by November, 4. Recall that the group had last Saturday, in a statement, which was widely published indicated that it will declare a…

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