Tag: DSS
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DSS Bans Visits To Nnamdi Kanu By His Lawyers
Operatives of the Department of State Services on Monday, barred lawyers to the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, from meeting him in custody. Special counsel for the embattled IPOB leader, Aloy Ejimakor, made this known in a chat with The PUNCH on Monday. According to him, the secret police…
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For the third time, DSS invites Mailafia
The Department of State Services has extended the third invitation to a former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Dr. Obadiah Mailafia. Mailafia, who was the Presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, said this during in a chat with newsmen. “It is true. I have been invited to their office in Jos.…
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After DSS/IPOB clash, Army places officers on high alert
The military authorities have placed troops of 82 Division, Enugu, on high alert following the clash between the operatives of the Department of State Services and the Indigenous People of Biafra in Emene, Enugu. It also asked troops to avoid individual movement in uniforms outside the barracks in order to prevent reprisals by IPOB members.…
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Enugu attack: Killers of our personnel will face justice, DSS insists
The Department of State Services has insisted that all those who had a hand in the killing of its personnel in Enugu on Sunday will be apprehended and prosecuted. The Service further stated that the attack allegedly orchestrated by the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) that led to the death of its two personnel…
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DSS frees Mailafia after 6-hour questioning
A crowd gathered outside the Jos office of the Department of State Services while the former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Dr Obadiah Mailafia, was being grilled on Wednesday. Mailafia was later released a few minutes past 6pm after he was grilled for six hours. Mailafia was invited by operatives of the…
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We didn’t arrest Magu — Says DSS
The Department of State Services has denied arresting the chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The Service in a release on Monday signed by the Public Relations Officer, Peter Afunanya, said it has been inundated with enquiries over the alleged arrest. “The Department of State Services (DSS) wishes to inform the public that…