The Department of State Services (DSS) has claimed that it does not kidnap or terrorise Nigerians, instead looking for ways to keep people safe at all times. The organisation was responding to a claim made in a report attributed to Amnesty International that the current administration’s DSS was kidnapping innocentContinue Reading
The Department of State Services has invited controversial Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, for questioning. According to a report by VOA Hausa on Friday, June 25, Gumi was invited by the DSS in the wake of an interview granted on ARISE Television on Wednesday. Gumi had alleged that security agents played a role inContinue Reading
The Department of State Services (DSS) says it is not currently recruiting and therefore, cautions the public against falling into the hands of fraudsters. Dr Peter Afunanya, Public Relations Officer of the service, made this known in a statement on Tuesday, January 6, in Abuja. He said that the clarification becameContinue Reading
The Department of State Services (DSS) on Friday, August 14, criticised the statement by a former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Dr Obadiah Mailafia, linking an unnamed Northern governor to Boko Haram. 1st News had reported that Mailafia insisted that the anonymous governor is the commander and financier ofContinue Reading
The Department of State Services (DSS) on Monday, July 6, slammed reports which went viral earlier in the day regarding the arrest of Mr Ibrahim Magu; the acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). This was contained in a statement issued by the Service’s Public Relations Officer, Peter Afunanya. Due to inquiriesContinue Reading
Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu,, has been arrested by the Department of State Services (DSS). Sahara Reporters say he was arrested over allegations that he owns four properties. He is also alleged to have transferred funds abroad through a third party. In 2016,Continue Reading