Sunday’s violence and killings in Enugu may have led to the removal of the Enugu state DSS Director. An unconfirmed report says a new DSS boss has been appointed to resume in Enugu immediately. Details about the recent changes at the Enugu DSS were still sketchy at press time but DAILY VENDOR shall update as
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Former Minister of Aviation, Osita Chidoka, has intervened, following reports of the violent face-off between members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), and security agencies, which led to the death of some civilians and security agents. In a statement he released, the ex-minister disclosed that upon receiving the sad news, he contacted senior security
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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
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Edo State deputy governor, Philip Shaibu, on Monday petitioned the Edo Police Command and the Department of State Services (DSS) seeking the prosecution of Adams Oshiomhole, former national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), and Osagie Ize-Iyamu, gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress in next month’s governorship election in the state, for allegedly
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The Indegineous People of Biafra (IPOB) has condemned what it termed crude round of killing and massacre of its members in Enugu State on Sunday. It also described as laughable claims by the Directorate of State Service (DSS) that they lost 5 personnel in the hands of unarmed and peaceful members of the group. In
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Enugu State Police Command has confirmed the death of 2 DSS operatives, and four A police statement issued late Sunday evening disposed that policed moved in following credible information that suspected members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) numbering over 500 had gone on rampage, blocking and burning tyres on the road. They
Read moreTwo persons suspected to be DSS men were allegedly burnt in Sunday’s clash between security agents and IPOB members in Emene, Enugu. While the police and DSS are yet to issue an official statement on the incident, IPOB has issued a statement claiming that 21 of their members were killed. IPOB spokesman Emma Powerful in
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The Department of State Services (DSS) on Thursday invited 10 leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State to a meeting ahead of next month’s governorship election in the state. In a letter addressed to one of the APC stalwarts in the state, Tony Adun (Kabaka) and dated August 20, 2020, DSS said
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Former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Dr Obadiah Mailafia, has been invited for questioning by the police over the comment he made recently about a Northern governor being the commander of Boko Haram.Obadiah in an interview with an Abuja based radio station, InfoFM on Monday, August 10, alleged that some repentant bandits
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The invitation of the former Deputy Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Dr Obadiah Mailafia by the Department of State Services, DSS, has been defended by the presidency over his recent comments on the Boko Haram insurgency. It was made clear to air on the Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Wednesday night, by
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The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has accused the Army, Department of State Services and the Police of arresting and detaining its members in Biafra land without any cause. It said it would no longer tolerate the unwarranted hounding of its members across the region, warning the security agencies to “stop testing its will”. In
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The Department of State Services (DSS), has invited former speaker of House of Representatives, Ghali Na’abba, over a recent comment he made about President Muhammdu Buhari’s government in a recent interview. It was reported that Na’abba in an interview on Channels Television, had said the National Consultative Front (NCF), a movement, which he co-chairs in
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The Department of State Services (DSS), has extended an invitation to a former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Ghali Umar Na’abba, over the interview he granted Channels Television on Thursday, regarding the agenda of the National Consultative Front to bring about a new Nigeria that works for all. The group’s spokesperson, Dr Tanko Yunusa,
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The Department of State Services (DSS), on Friday, said a former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Dr Obadiah Mailafiya, is playing to the gallery and creating unnecessary tension in the country. In his recent interview, Mailafia had alleged that a certain Northern Governor was the leader of the Boko Haram sect.
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The Department of State Services, DSS, has explained the outcome of its investigation on Friday with the former Deputy Governor of Central Bank, CBN, Dr Obadiah Mailafia to the public, describing the allegation made by him as a fake news, wherein he said that a certain Northern Governor is a commander of Boko Haram terrorist
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