As Muslims across the globe prepare for this year’s Eid-el-fitri celebration, the Department of State Services (DSS), on Tuesday, counselled Muslim faithful across the country to be security conscious at all the prayer grounds, adding that they should report any suspicious movement to security agents when noticed and that it is working closely with the…
Operatives of the Department of State Services on Tuesday arrested the President of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Bello Bodejo, over the creation of a vigilante group in Nasarawa State. According to a report, Bodejo was arrested at the Miyetti Allah’s Head Office, Tundun Maliya Cattle Market, Kilometre 22, Abuja-Keffi Expressway, Tundun-Wada, Karu Local Government Area…
At least 17 suspects, including a septuagenarian, have been arrested by the Department of State Services, DSS, in Niger State, for their alleged involvement in the vandalism of interlocks, armoured cables, metals, and other state government property on the streets of Minna. The Informant247 reports that the suspects, between 18 to 70 years, were apprehended…
The Department of State Services (DSS) has concluded plans to commence the production of its own Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), also known as drones, AK-47s, and other weapons that the service would use and possibly sell to other agencies. According to Yusuf Bichi, the Director-General of the secret police, while disclosing this at the graduation…
In preparation for the off-season elections in Imo, Kogi, and Bayelsa states, the Department of State Services (DSS) on Thursday, raised concerns over “inflammatory” remarks by some persons. In a statement issued by Peter Afunanya, DSS spokesperson, the service said citizens must forge ahead with nation-building following the conclusion of presidential election litigation. “The Department…
In a reaction to a notice of purported security intelligence by the Department of State Services (DSS), the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) on Wednesday debunked reports of planned surveillance on residences of security personnel in Niger State. The report says, “Intelligence available to this service indicates that members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria…
The Department of State Security (DSS), on Tuesday, confirmed the arrest of a 23-year-old lady, Fiddausi Ahmadu, a resident of the Dandishe area of Dala local government area of Kano state, for threatening to stage a suicide bomb attack on an election Tribunal judge alongside all those she felt were responsible for the victory of…
Men of the Department of State Services (DSS), on Tuesday, arrested some officials of the State Emergency Management Agency diverting palliatives meant for the citizens to cushion the effects of fuel subsidy removal. According to a report, some of the suspects arrested at a famous market in Lafia, Nasarawa State capital, where the items were…
The Department of State Security (DSS) in Abeokuta have arrested the suspended Chairman of Ijebu-East Local Government Area of Ogun State, Wale Adedayo, following his suspension by the council lawmakers in the state. The Informant247 gathered that the DSS had summoned Adedayo following allegations that Governor Dapo Abiodun had been diverting funds meant for the…
Following the nationwide mass protest by the organised labour comprising Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) conterpart, the operatives of the Department of State Services have occupied the Lagos State Assembly complex where the labour unions are currently protesting. It was gathered that the operatives were sighted on the premises of the…
Alhaji Ahmed Ododo, the Kogi state governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, on Saturday, honoured the invitation of the Department of State Services to answer questions regarding a petition against him by some members of the opposition. In a statement issued by the Commissioner for information, Kingsley Fanwo, in Lokoja, the state capital, stated…
An application filed by the Department of State Services, DSS, to seek an order to extend the dentention of the ousted Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele has been dismissed by the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja. The request, according to Channels Television, was discreetly filed by the DSS’s legal…
The Department of State Services (DSS) on Wednesday, began investigation on the clash that broke out within the premises of the Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos on Tuesday. The Informant247 had earlier reported that DSS operatives clashed with prison officials during the arraignment of the former governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele. The…
Godwin Emefiele, the suspended governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has been rearrested by the operqtives of the Department of State services (DSS). It was gathered that the DSS took custody of Emefiele after a face-off with the officials of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NSC). Emefiele, who has been in DSS detention since…
The operatives of the Nigeria Correctional Centre (NCC) and Department of State Services (DSS) are fighting over the custody of the suspended governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele. The Informant247 had earlier reported the federal high court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, granted Emefiele N20 million bail and one surety in like…
A federal high court sitting in Lagos on Tuesday, granted bail to the suspended governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele in the sum of N20 million. Nicholas Oweibo, the presiding judge, in a ruling, said the charges against Emefiele are bailable. The bail was granted with one surety. Emefiele had earlier…
The Department of State Services (DSS) has been orderd by the federal high court sitting in Abuja to grant the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, access to his medical and doctors of his choice. The Informant247 gathered that in a judgment delivered on Thursday by presiding judge, Binta Nyako, dismissed…
A federal high court sitting in Abuja, on Friday, voided the arrest and detention of the suspended Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), governor, Godwin Emefiele. Justice Bello Kawu, while delivering Judgement, held that the arrest, detention and interrogation of Emefiele is in violation of the subsisting judgment and orders of Justice M. A. Hassan. President…
The suspended governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele has been charged to court by the Department of Security Services (DSS). The Informant247 had reported that the federal high court sitting in Abuja, had orderd the Department of State Services (DSS), to charge the ousted CBN governor, Godwin Emefiele, to court if…
A fundamental rights enforcement suit filed by the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, against the Department of State Services (DSS), on Thursday dismissed by a federal high court sitting in Abuja. the presiding judge, James Omotosho, held that Kanu’s suit lacked merit and ought to be dismissed. In the…
