Tag: DSS
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We don’t want either SARS or SWAT in Edo – Shaibu
The Edo government says it does not want either SARS or SWAT in the State. The deputy governor Phillip Shaibu noted this while speaking with #EndSARS protesters on Friday after the alleged killing of one of them in Benin city. The protest is said to have been hijacked by hoodlums who unleashed mayhem on the ... -
#EndSARS: Edo govt. orders security agencies to fish out killer of protester within 24 hours
The Edo government has given security agencies in the state 24 hours within which to produce the killers of one of the #EndSARS protesters in Benin on Friday. Unidentified hoodlums had swooped in on the protesters, who had converged at the popular King’s Square in the early hours of Friday. While one of the protesters ... -
Borno Attack: Gov. Zulum ignored intelligence – Ex-DSS Boss
A former Deputy Director of the Department of State Service (DSS), Dennis Amakiri has reacted to the recent attack on Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum. Speaking during a special programme on Channels Television to mark Nigeria’s independence anniversary on Thursday, Amakiri said Governor Zulum was warned earlier against moving out. “The Governor of Borno State was given ... -
Court dismisses Mailafia’s application seeking to stop Police invitation
A High Court sitting in Jos, Plateau State, has dismissed the application filed by ex-deputy governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Obadiah Mailafia, challenging the invitation by the police. Justice Arum Ashoms in his ruling on Tuesday dismissed the application for lacking in merit in its entirety. He ruled that the police has the ... -
Akwa Ibom State man sends SOS to DG DSS over threat to life; It’s not true – Accused
An Akwa Ibom State indigene, Mr David Victor John, who was last week arrested, tortured and detained by an Assistant Director Security (ADS) in the state command, Ismaila Bako, over alleged financial transaction with one Blessing Akpan David, a female operative, in the state command, has called on the Director General of the DSS, Yusuf ... -
Mailafia honours DSS invitation a third time, says I’m the voice of the holy martyrs
Former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank, Obadiah Mailafia on Monday honoured the invitation of the Department of State Services (DSS) in Jos, the Plateau state capital, for the third time. Mailafia has been subject to a series of DSS invitations after making comments bordering on national security on live radio. Mailafia, meanwhile, has sued ... -
Again, DSS invites ex-CBN deputy gov, Mailafia to its Jos office
The Department of State Security Services (DSS) has once again invited the former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Obadiah Mailafia, to its office in Jos, the Plateau State Capital. Mailafia, who was also the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has previously been interrogated by officials of the security ... -
Alleged vehicle particulars’ fraud: ICPC arrests 25 VIO, FRSC officers, others
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has arrested 25 Vehicle Inspection Officers (VIOs) over alleged drivers’ licence and vehicle particulars’ fraud. Spokesperson for the commission, Mrs Azuka Ogugua, who disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, in Lagos, said that personnel of the Federal Road Safety Corps(FRSC) and Motor Vehicle Licencing ... -
IPOB denies killing of DSS officials in Enugu clash, says 21 of its members killed
The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has denied killing any denied killing any Department of State Services (DSS) agents, describing itself as a peaceful group. DSS on Sunday said two of its personnel were killed in what they called an unprovoked attack, while IPOB, in a statement, said 21 of its members were killed and ... -
Again, Mailafiya to appear before the DSS for questioning
The Department of State Services (DSS) has invited Dr Obadiah Mailafiya, a former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for questioning again. Yakubu Bawa, Mailafiya’s lawyer confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Jos. According to him, Mailafiya is expected to be at the Jos office of ...
