Tag: #DSS
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MAKINDE THANKS TINUBU, SECURITY AGENCIES AFTER RESCUE OF ABDUCTED OYO PUPILS, TEACHERS
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has praised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and security agencies for the successful rescue of 46 pupils and teachers who were abducted in Oriire Local Government Area of the state. Speaking during an interview on Channels Television, Makinde described the development as a major relief for the state and the country,…
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SECURITY AGENCIES UNITE AGAINST CULTISM, SOCIAL VICES IN KWARA SCHOOLS
The Kwara State Police Command through the Police Campaign Against Cultism and Other Vices (POCACOV) Security Awareness programme has intensified efforts to curb cultism and other social vices among students. The programme was held at the Police Officers’ Mess in Ilorin, where security agencies, legal practitioners, educators, and community leaders converged to sensitise students on…
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THREE CONVICTED FOR SUPPLYING ARMS TO TERRORISTS, SENTENCED TO DEATH IN SOKOTO
A Sokoto State High Court has sentenced three men, including a citizen of the Republic of Niger, to death by hanging for terrorism-related offences and illegal arms trafficking linked to cross-border criminal activities. The convicts, Yusuf Muhammad, popularly known as Sallau, Jabbi Alhaji Yalle and Kabiru Muhammad, were found guilty after the court upheld evidence…
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BAIL REVOCATION: SOWORE TO REMAIN IN CUSTODY UNTIL JUNE 30
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday fixed June 30 for ruling on a motion filed by Omoyele Sowore, the presidential candidate of African Action Congress (AAC), seeking to vacate an order for his bail revocation. Justice Mohammed Umar fixed the date after Sowore’s lawyer, Raphael Adakole, moved the motion for stay of execution…
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ALLEGED COUP PLOT: COURT ORDERS PROBE OF LEAKED EVIDENCE
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday ordered the Department of State Services (DSS) to investigate allegation by the prosecution that part of the evidence it tendered in court and served on lawyers to the defendants were displayed on social media. Justice Joyce Abdulmalik also ordered that if there was any evidence on social…
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DSS INTERCEPTS CACHE OF ARMS BOUND FOR BANDIT KINGPIN, NABS SUSPECT
Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have arrested a suspected arms courier in Kano State allegedly transporting weapons intended for delivery to a notorious bandit leader operating in Zamfara. According to a DSS operational report, the suspect was apprehended on Friday June12 in Gezawa Local Government Area following actionable intelligence. He was intercepted…
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COURT SENTENCES FOUR OWO CHURCH ATTACK SUSPECTS TO DEATH, ACQUITS ONE
A Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced four persons linked to the June 5, 2022 terrorist attack on St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State, to death by hanging. Justice Emeka Nwite delivered the judgment on Wednesday after finding Idris Abdulmalik Omeiza, 25, Al Qasim Idris, 20, Jamiu Abdulmalik, 26, and Abdulhaleem Idris, 25,…
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ALLEGED COUP PLOT: 6 PLEAD NOT GUILTY, TRIAL SET FOR APRIL 27
The Federal High Court in Abuja has remanded six defendants in Department of State Services (DSS) custody over an alleged plot to overthrow the government. All six pleaded not guilty to a 13-count charge including treason, terrorism, and money laundering before Justice Joyce Abdulmalik. The prosecution, led by Attorney-General Lateef Olasunkanmi Fagbemi, secured an accelerated…
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COURT SETS MAY 18 FOR TRIAL OF MAN ACCUSED OF CALLING FOR COUP ON SOCIAL MEDIA
A Federal High Court in Abuja has scheduled May 18 for the trial of a man accused of using social media to call on the military to overthrow the government of President Bola Tinubu. Justice Joyce Abdulmalik fixed the date on Monday after the prosecution requested more time to review the case file. The prosecutor,…
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DSS WITNESS: EFCC CHAIRMAN TARGETED WITH ₦4BN FACEBOOK BLACKMAIL
Court hears how social media videos allegedly accused anti-graft boss of stealing Delta community funds. A witness from the Department of State Services has told the Federal High Court how the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ola Olukoyede, was allegedly blackmailed through Facebook posts. Testifying before Justice Joyce Abdulmalik, DSS operative Yusuf…
