DSS Archives - Security Digest https://securitydigestng.com/tag/dss/ Reporting Nigeria security Wed, 21 Oct 2026 09:04:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 https://securitydigestng.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/cropped-Security-Digest-Favicon-32x32.png DSS Archives - Security Digest https://securitydigestng.com/tag/dss/ 32 32 “I’m Sorry for Leaking Official Matters,” Ex-DSS Officer Begs DG, Colleagues, Threatens to Sue SaharaReporters https://securitydigestng.com/2026/10/21/im-sorry-for-leaking-official-matters-ex-dss-officer-begs-dg-colleagues-threatens-to-sue-saharareporters/ Wed, 21 Oct 2026 09:04:26 +0000 https://securitydigestng.com/?p=24590 “I’m Sorry for Leaking Official Matters,” Ex-DSS Officer Begs DG, Colleagues, Threatens to Sue SaharaReporters By: Zagazola Makama A retired officer of the Department of State Services (DSS), Nwaogu Ihechimere Ezeakolam, has apologised to the agency’s Director-General, Oluwatosin Adeola Ajayi, and an association of retired DSS officers over the publication of an internal matter on […]

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]]> Military, DSS, Police Arrest Five Suspects Involved In Imo Corp Members’ Kidnap https://securitydigestng.com/2026/10/16/military-dss-police-arrest-five-suspects-involved-in-imo-corp-members-kidnap/ Fri, 16 Oct 2026 20:09:55 +0000 https://securitydigestng.com/?p=24550 Military, DSS, Police Arrest Five Suspects Involved In Imo Corp Members’ Kidnap By: Zagazola Makama *Three others escape with gunshot injuries Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS), the military and police have arrested five suspected members of a criminal gang allegedly responsible for the abduction of 20 prospective National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) […]

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]]> BREAKING: DSS Arrests, Hands Over Faisal Abdulrasheed Maina, Fugitive Son of Convicted Ex-Pension Reforms Boss To EFCC https://securitydigestng.com/2026/10/16/breaking-dss-arrests-hands-over-faisal-abdulrasheed-maina-fugitive-son-of-convicted-ex-pension-reforms-boss-to-efcc/ Fri, 16 Oct 2026 20:07:46 +0000 https://securitydigestng.com/?p=24548 Breaking…. DSS Arrests, Hands Over Faisal Abdulrasheed Maina, Fugitive Son of Convicted Ex-Pension Reforms Boss To EFCC By: Zagazola Makama The Department of State Services (DSS), has arrested Faisal Abdulrasheed Maina, fugitive son of the former Chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina. The agency has also handed him over to the […]

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]]> Oluwatosin Ajayi: The Quiet Revolution Inside Nigeria’s Secret Service https://securitydigestng.com/2026/09/03/oluwatosin-ajayi-the-quiet-revolution-inside-nigerias-secret-service/ Thu, 03 Sep 2026 16:38:53 +0000 https://securitydigestng.com/?p=24294 Oluwatosin Ajayi: The Quiet Revolution Inside Nigeria’s Secret Service By Chidi Omeje “Power announces itself with noise; reform proves itself in silence.” Two years into his tenure as Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Oluwatosin Ajayi is making a case for a different kind of leadership for Nigeria’s premium intelligence asset: one that […]

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]]> JUST IN: Oriire Kidnap: FG Arraigns Ansaru Commanders, Mahmuda, Abu Baraa and The Three New Suspects Arrested By DSS On Fresh Charges of Terrorism, Murder of Teachers https://securitydigestng.com/2026/07/29/just-in-oriire-kidnap-fg-arraigns-ansaru-commanders-mahmuda-abu-baraa-and-the-three-new-suspects-arrested-by-dss-on-fresh-charges-of-terrorism-murder-of-teachers/ Wed, 29 Jul 2026 19:09:40 +0000 https://securitydigestng.com/?p=24130 JUST IN: Oriire Kidnap: FG Arraigns Ansaru Commanders, Mahmuda, Abu Baraa and Three New Suspects Arrested By DSS On Fresh Charges of Terrorism, Murder of Teachers By: Zagazola Makama The Federal government, on Wednesday, arraigned two commanders of the Ansaru terrorist organization captured by the Department of State Services (DSS), and their three foot soldiers, […]

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]]> Terrorism: Man Arrested by DSS Bags 20-Year Jail Term for Shielding Notorious Bandit https://securitydigestng.com/2026/07/13/terrorism-man-arrested-by-dss-bags-20-year-jail-term-for-shielding-notorious-bandit/ Mon, 13 Jul 2026 21:02:10 +0000 https://securitydigestng.com/?p=23927 Terrorism: Man Arrested by DSS Bags 20-Year Jail Term for Shielding Notorious Bandit A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Monday, sentenced one Muhammad Sani to twenty years imprisonment for conspiring to conceal information about an alleged notorious bandit, Danranmi, which led to his escape. Sani, of Nabi Village, Shiroro Local Government Area of […]

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]]> DSS Raids Taraba Warehouse, Recovers Donated Relief Materials, Arrests Four https://securitydigestng.com/2026/06/28/dss-raids-taraba-warehouse-recovers-donated-relief-materials-arrests-four/ Sun, 28 Jun 2026 13:59:49 +0000 https://securitydigestng.com/?p=23701 DSS Raids Taraba Warehouse, Recovers Donated Relief Materials, Arrests Four By Zagazola Makama Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have raided a private warehouse in Sintali Ward, Jalingo Local Government Area of Taraba State, recovering relief materials reportedly donated for disaster victims and arresting four suspects. Sources told Zagazola Makama that the operation […]

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]]> DSS Arrests Notorious Arms Courier, Recovers 3 AK-47 Rifles, 4 RPG Tubes, Others in Kano https://securitydigestng.com/2026/06/12/dss-arrests-notorious-arms-courier-recovers-3-ak-47-rifles-4-rpg-tubes-others-in-kano/ Fri, 12 Jun 2026 16:50:26 +0000 https://securitydigestng.com/?p=23549 DSS Arrests Notorious Arms Courier, Recovers 3 AK-47 Rifles, 4 RPG Tubes, Others in Kano Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) on Thursday arrested a suspected arms courier, at Gezawa Local Government Area of Kano State, intercepting a consignment of weapons believed to be destined for a bandit kingpin operating in Zamfara State. […]

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]]> DSS, forest guards intercept large consignment of medical supplies allegedly destined for wounded ISWAP in Borno https://securitydigestng.com/2026/06/05/dss-forest-guards-intercept-large-consignment-of-medical-supplies-allegedly-destined-for-wounded-iswap-in-borno/ Fri, 05 Jun 2026 15:10:04 +0000 https://securitydigestng.com/?p=23409 DSS, forest guards intercept large consignment of medical supplies allegedly destined for wounded ISWAP in Borno By: Zagazola Makama The Department of State Services (DSS) in Borno State, in collaboration with forest guards, has intercepted a large consignment of medical supplies allegedly intended for fighters of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), following recent […]

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]]> Christian Group Commends DSS For Arrest of Suspects Linked to Papiri School Abduction https://securitydigestng.com/2026/06/01/christian-group-commends-dss-for-arrest-of-suspects-linked-to-papiri-school-abduction/ Mon, 01 Jun 2026 19:36:09 +0000 https://securitydigestng.com/?p=23344 Christian Group Commends DSS For Arrest of Suspects Linked to Papiri School Abduction A group of Christians in Northern Nigeria have commended the Department of State Services (DSS) for the arrest of five suspects reportedly linked to the November 2025 abduction of students and staff of St. Mary’s Catholic School in Papiri, Niger State. The […]

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