Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have arrested a 25-year-old woman, Nafisa Usman, for allegedly supplying ammunition to bandits operating across multiple states. Security sources disclosed that the suspect was apprehended at a major motor park in Kano, where she was found in possession of 200 rounds of newly acquired ammunition. The consignment…
Officials of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, on Wednesday seized former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir el-Rufai and took him into their custody shortly after proceedings at the Federal High Court in Kaduna. Thete were reports that el-Rufai was picked ahead of his case with the ICPC on April 14, 2026…
The Government of the Republic of Ghana has applauded Nigeria and the Department of State Services (DSS) for rescuing 44 Ghanaians from a criminal network that specialises in luring unsuspecting foreigners with false promises of employment opportunities. In a statement, the Ghanaian Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed that the 44 rescued nationals were safely returned…
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…
