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DSS Moves to Appeal Life Sentence for Ansaru Commanders, Demands Maximum Punishment

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DSS Moves to Appeal Life Sentence for Ansaru Commanders, Demands Maximum Punishment

The Department of State Services (DSS) is set to challenge the life imprisonment handed down to two senior commanders of the Ansaru terrorist group, insisting that the punishment is inadequate considering the severity of the offences linked to them. The decision follows the sentencing of Mahmud Usman, also known as Abu Bara’a, Abbas or Mukhtar,…

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DSS Drags 27-Year-Old Man to Court for Allegedly Calling for Military Coup on Social Media

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DSS Drags 27-Year-Old Man to Court for Allegedly Calling for Military Coup on Social Media

The Department of State Services (DSS) has filed a six-count criminal charge against a 27-year-old man, identified as Innocent Chukwuemeka Onukwume, for allegedly using his verified social media account to advocate for a military takeover of the Nigerian government. The charge, marked FHC/ABJ/CR/610/2025, was officially lodged before the Federal High Court in Abuja by the…

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DSS Dismisses 115 Personnel Amid Reform Drive

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DSS Dismisses 115 Personnel Amid Reform Drive

The Department of State Services (DSS) has confirmed the dismissal of 115 personnel as part of its ongoing internal reform and disciplinary exercise aimed at strengthening professionalism and restoring integrity within the Service. The country’s primary domestic intelligence agency made the announcement in a statement released on Tuesday, stressing that the decision was taken after…

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Natasha Akpoti’s ‘Unauthorised’ Presence At IPU New York Meeting Under DSS, NIA probe

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Natasha Akpoti’s ‘Unauthorised’ Presence At IPU New York Meeting Under DSS, NIA probe

The Department of State Services (DSS) and the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) are reportedly probing how Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, the senator representing Kogi central, attended the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) meeting in New York without official nomination. According to Premium Times, the probe seeks to uncover how she secured accreditation, who facilitated her trip, and whether her…

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SERAP Dismisses DSS’ N5.5bn Defamation Suit

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SERAP Dismisses DSS’ N5.5bn Defamation Suit

THE Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has rejected the N5.5 billion alleged defamation suit brought against it by the Department of State Service, DSS. The organisation reacted to the suit in a statement on X on Friday. It reads: “We reject the baseless defamation lawsuit brought against us by the DSS, following the invasion…

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DSS Frees Detained #EndBadgovernance Protesters, To Arraign 3

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DSS Frees Detained #EndBadgovernance Protesters, To Arraign 3

Six persons who had been detained by the Department of State Services, DSS, over their roles in the protests over bad governance in Nigeria, have been freed by the security agency. According to competent security sources, the six persons were freed last Thursday in Kaduna on the orders of the Director General of the DSS,…

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Protests: DSS Arrest, Quiz Seven Polish Nationals In Kano

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Protests: DSS Arrest, Quiz Seven Polish Nationals In Kano

The Department of State Service, DSS, says it is currently investigating seven Polish nationals arrested in connection with the violent #EndBadGovernance protests in Kano. The spokesperson of the DSS, Peter Afunanya, revealed this when the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, held a meeting with members of the Diplomatic Corps on Wednesday. Reacting to questions,…

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DSS Arrests Leader Of #EndBadGovernance Protest In Abuja

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DSS Arrests Leader Of #EndBadGovernance Protest In Abuja

The Department of State Services (DSS), has arrested one of the leaders of the ongoing #Endbadgovernance protests in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Micheal Lenin. According to information obtained, Lenin was arrested around 2 am on Monday at his residence in the Apo area of the nation’s capital city by DSS operatives. Confirming the development,…

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Court Restrains IGP, DSS From Arresting Aminu Ado Bayero

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Court Restrains IGP, DSS From Arresting Aminu Ado Bayero

A Federal High Court sitting in Kano State has issued an order of interim injunction restraining the Inspector General of Police, the Kano State commissioner of police, and the Department of State Services from inviting, arresting, detaining, threatening or arresting mister Aminu Ado Bayero. Ruling on a motion exparte, Justice Amobeda issued an order restraining…

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Nnamdi Kanu’s Death in DSS Custody Will Consume Nigeria – IPOB Warns FG

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Nnamdi Kanu’s Death in DSS Custody Will Consume Nigeria – IPOB Warns FG

The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB has issued a warning to the Federal Government about its leader, Nnamdi Kanu. IPOB warned that Kanu must not die in custody of the Department of State Services, DSS. IPOB warned that Kanu should be released because his death would be a trigger that would consume Nigeria. Emma Powerful,…

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