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DSS stopped American lawyer from visiting Nnamdi Kanu – Legal Counsel

September 4, 2021September 4, 2021 Aminu Imam

The Lead Counsel to Nnamdi Kanu, Ifeanyi Ejiofor,has alleged that the officials of the Department of State Services aborted a court-ordered visit to Nnamdi Kanu. Ejiofor said the DSS gave a flimsy excuse to ensure Bruce Fein, IPOB�s Attorney in the United States of America, didn�t see Kanu. He made the allegation via Facebook yesterday. However, the DSS is yet to respond to the allegation as of the time of filing this report.

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

July 27, 2021July 27, 2021 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…

Breaking! Sunday Igboho arrested in Cotonou

July 20, 2021July 20, 2021 Aminu Imam

The self-acclaimed Yoruba freedom fighter, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has been arrested by security operatives in Cotonou, Benin Republic. Igboho was arrested Monday night, after fleeing Nigeria to evade arrest by Nigeria’s Secret Police. Speaking with an on-line media platform, a source privy to his departure from Nigeria, said he had perfected plans to secretly escape from Nigeria through Cotonou and was heading to Germany but was however nabbed by security operatives in the neighbouring country. “They are planning to bring him back to Nigeria.”, the source…

IPOB: ‘Nnamdi Kanu in DSS custody now preaches national unity, tolerance ‘ � Lawyer

July 19, 2021July 19, 2021 Aminu Imam

Counsel to the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu,�Aloy Ejimakor,�has revealed that the latter now preaches unity and tolerance while in the custody of the Department of State Services, (DSS). Kanu was re-arrested on the 29th of June, expatriated to Nigeria to face trial for alleged treason. The IPOB leader was first arraigned on 23 November, 2015, in an Abuja Magistrate Court by the DSS. Born in 1967, Kanu founded IPOB in 2014 with the aim of achieving a sovereign state called �Biafra�. However, on…

DSS arrests Israeli filmmakers for allegedly supporting IPOB members

July 14, 2021July 14, 2021 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…

DSS declares Sunday Igboho wanted

July 2, 2021July 2, 2021 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…

Just In: “DSS didn�t invite, question me” � Sheikh Gumi

June 25, 2021June 25, 2021 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…

Breaking! DSS quizzes Sheikh Gumi

June 25, 2021June 25, 2021 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…

Soldiers kill DSS operative during argument in Ekiti

June 6, 2021June 6, 2021 Aminu Imam

Soldiers, on Friday evening, killed a Department of State Services, (DSS), operative in a hotel in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State. An eyewitness told journalists yesterday that the incident occurred when a gang of three soldiers stormed the hotel, located along NTA Road, in Ado-Ekiti Ekiti, on Friday evening and an argument ensued between them and the DSS operative. He added that during the argument, one of the soldiers stabbed the deceased in the neck. �The DSS operative bled profusely and died before help could reach him,� the eyewitness stated. The soldiers…

“We receive weapons from DSS agents, split ransom payments” Bandits reveal

May 11, 2021May 11, 2021 Aminu Imam

Armed bandits terrorising different parts of the country have disclosed that they have been receiving arms and ammunition from operatives of the Department of Security Service, (DSS), and often split ransom payments received at gunpoint. The criminals told Germany’s Deutsche Welle, in a recent report, that they �borrow weapons� from the State agents and then go to work to share ill-gotten gains together. The bandits also said some Police officers have been a part of the conspiracy that has fueled insecurity across Nigeria, which President Buhari has been accused of…