Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have arrested two suspected arms couriers and recovered Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG) warheads, RPG launcher and other items during a security operation in Gombe State. The suspects, Muhammed Alhaji Mohammed, 55, and Sani Gesha, 47, were intercepted at Mararaban Tula in Kaltungo Local Government Area while travelling…
The Department of State Services (DSS) have arrested a suspect named Udeme Sunday Stephen, believed to be linked to the attack on the 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and some chieftains of the African Democratic Congress in Benin, the Edo State capital. Channels Television reports that the secret police nabbed the suspects following…
Department of State Services (DSS) operatives have arrested the sixth suspect linked to the 2022 terrorist attack on St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State, in which more than 40 worshippers were killed and several others injured. A security source disclosed that the suspect, identified as Sani Yusuf, was apprehended in Iguosa community, along Powerline…
A 22-year-old woman, Walida Abdullahi from Hadejia Local Government Area of Jigawa State, has narrated a harrowing account of how she was allegedly abducted, abused and exploited, before finally escaping into freedom. In an exclusive interview with Daily Trust, Walida, who said she left home in 2023 while still a Senior Secondary School 2 student…
The Department of State Services (DSS) has filed a three-count charge against former Kaduna State Governor, Nasiru El-Rufai over the alleged interception of communications belonging to Nigeria’s National Security Adviser Nuhu Ribadu. In an interview last week, El-Rufai claimed that he and other unnamed individuals listened to conversations from Ribadu’s phone after it had been…
The Department of State Services (DSS) has alerted the Kwara State Commissioner of Police over an alleged imminent terrorists attack on Gbabe community in the Baruten Local Government Area of the state by suspected Mamuda terrorists. The warning was contained in a letter dated February 5, 2026, with reference number S.122/1/1897, signed by J.S. Adams…
A Federal High Court in Abuja has heard on Thursday that several victims rescued from the 2022 Abuja–Kaduna bound train attack lodged written complaints with the Department of State Services (DSS) against alleged terrorist negotiator, Tukur Mamu. The disclosure was made by a DSS operative, who testified as the sixth prosecution witness (PW-6) in Mamu’s…
Two people have been reportedly killed, and one other injured as an operative of the Department of State Services (DSS) opened fire on three residents of Karmajiji (Karon Majigi) village in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The DSS operative, identified as Ajayi Abayomi, has reportedly gone into hiding following the incident on January 19, 2026….
The former Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, SAN, has accused state security agencies of taking steps it said were aimed at frustrating his right to fair hearing and weakening his ability to defend himself in court. In a statement issued on Friday, Malami’s media aide, Mohammed Bello Doka, said recent actions by the Economic…
There are indications that former Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, has again been arrested after leaving Kuje Prison over alleged terrorism financing. A highly informed security source confirmed to Newsdiaryonline Malami’s arrest. “Yes, it is true that DSS operatives arrested Abubakar Malami, SAN. There are several petitions against him bordering…
