A Department of State Services (DSS) officer, Mr. Anyim Chukwudi Christian, has reportedly escaped from police custody in Ebonyi State, months after he was arrested. SaharaReporters learnt that the DSS officer was arrested over the attempted murder of a legal practitioner, Chief Okeke Decency Onu (Esq), during a brutal assault in a local restaurant in…
The Department of State Services (DSS) has threatened legal action against DAAR Communications Plc, owners of African Independent Television (AIT), and Channels Television for airing news stories alleging that DSS operatives invaded the Lagos State House of Assembly on Monday. In a letter dated February 17, 2025, the DSS, also known as State Security Service…
The Department of State Services (DSS) has issued a stern warning to Daar Communications PLC, owners of Africa Independent Television (AIT), threatening legal action over what it described as a “false, defamatory, and malicious” report about its activities at the Lagos State House of Assembly. The controversy stems from a report aired by AIT, alleging…
Armed officials of the Department of State Services (DSS) sealed the office of the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mojisola Meranda, on Monday, amid reports that some forces were pushing for the return of former Speaker Mudashiru Obasa. The action led to a tense standoff between legislative workers and security…
The National Headquarters of the Secret Service (NHSS), otherwise known as the Department of State Services (DSS) in November 2023 downgraded the status of a suspected terrorist identified as Ibrahim Musa on its watchlist. This is contained in a leaked memo obtained by SaharaReporters on Tuesday, directing all officials to casually observe the suspect. The…
A Department of State Services’ memo ordering the arrest of the convener of #RevolutionNow Movement, Omoyele Sowore, has been exclusively obtained by SaharaReporters. Earlier in September, SaharaReporters reported that Nigeria’s secret police, DSS, had instructed airport security and immigration authorities to intercept and detain Sowore upon his arrival in Nigeria. It was learnt…
The Department of State Services (DSS) has returned the passport of award-winning investigative journalist, Adejuwon Soyinka, days after it was seized during his detention at the Muritala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos. Soyinka, who is the West Africa Regional Editor at The Conversation Africa, retrieved his passport on Friday after being accompanied to the DSS…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has announced the appointment of new directors-general for the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) and the Department of State Services (DSS). He picked ambassador Mohammed Mohammed, a seasoned Foreign Service officer, to take charge of the NIA, while Mr. Adeola Oluwatosin Ajayi, a veteran intelligence operative, leads the DSS. …
