Tag: Department of State Services

  • Man who created, circulated Buhari’s fake wedding video lands in court

    Man who created, circulated Buhari’s fake wedding video lands in court

    The Department of State Services (DSS) has arraigned one Kabiru Mohammed, for creating and sharing a fake wedding video between President Muhammadu Buhari and Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Farouq. The Nation reports that Mohammed, 32, who was arraigned at a Chief Magistrates’ Court at Nomansland in Kano on Tuesday,…

  • Suspected kidnappers kill DSS officer after receiving ransom

    Suspected kidnappers kill DSS officer after receiving ransom

    A 33-year-old operative of the Department of State Services, Sadiq Bindawa, has been murdered by suspected kidnappers in Katsina State. The kidnappers reportedly collected N5 million ransom from his friends and relatives before killing him. According to sources, Bindawa’s corpse was discovered at Kurfi town on Sunday morning. Bindawa, who worked at the Abuja office…

  • DSS carpets Mailafia, accuses him of breaching peace

    DSS carpets Mailafia, accuses him of breaching peace

    The Department of State Services has accused a former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Dr Obadiah Mailafia, of attempting to cause a breach of peace in the country. The service also berated the former development banker, saying he is “playing to the gallery.” Mailafia had in an interview with a radio station…