Kidnappers Kill DSS Officer After Receiving N5million Ransom Ekohotblog, September 15, 2020… Kidnapped Department of State Services (DSS) Officer, Sadiq Abdullahi Bindawa has been killed by abductors. The late Bindawa, who worked with the intelligence department of the service in Abuja, was kidnapped alongside his four-year-old son on Saturday at his residence behind Federal Secretariat in Katsina … Read more
I should have put my claims in a better language – Mailafia Former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Obadiah Mailafia, says he can’t corroborate his assertion that northern governor is the leader of Boko Haram. Mailafia made this known when he appeared at Department of State Services (DSS) on Monday. EkoHotBlog … Read more
Mailafia Honours Third DSS Invitation Ekohotblog, September 14, 2020… A Former Deputy Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Dr Obadiah Mailafia on Monday honoured the invitation of the Department of State Security (DSS). Ekohotblog reports that this new invitation makes it the third time Mailafia is attending to the call of the DSS regarding an … Read more
By Fredrick Nwabufo Nothing puts greater timbre on the parlous state of security in the country than the denudation of the virtual hedges and moats around the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), and the disarray of the phalanx of boots in the city. Abuja was once assumed to be impregnable and residents lived with a false … Read more
Former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Dr Obadiah Mailafia is calling for fervent prayers over his life which is already in danger. Mailafia said some powerful politicians want to silence him forever for speaking the truth. He claimed that one of the Northern Governors in Nigeria, was a big sponsor of the … Read more
Gabriel Ogbonna, an Abia-based lawyer, who was detained for four months by Department of State Security (DSS) without charges has been released. Before his release yesterday, the agency had refused to release Mr Ogbonna despite multiple court judgments ordering his release. Ogbonna release on Friday is sequel to the verdict of Justice Taiwo of the … Read more
The leader the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, says he’s often weighed down by the enormity of the Biafra cause so much so that he fights the urge to withdraw from the struggle for its actualisation. Kanu’s pensive remark and sober reflection is coming in the wake of the violent crackdown on IPOB … Read more
The Department of State Services (DSS) says members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) killed two of its operatives in Enugu state. EkoHotBlog had reported how a team of security operatives clashed with Biafra agitators at Emene in Enugu on Sunday. You will recall that Members of the group have been proscribed and declared … Read more
A former speaker of the house of representatives, Ghali Na’abba, has disclosed the reason behind his invitation by the Department of State Services (DSS). The former speaker, who was at the DSS headquarters in Abuja on Monday afternoon, expressed delight at the way his meeting with the secret police went. The secret police invited Na’Abba … Read more
The former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Dr. Obadiah Mailafia has been released by the Department of State Security Service, DSS after spending about 40 minutes in the facility. Mailafia’s Lawyer, Yakubu Bawa who spoke to newsmen after his release at about 12.59pm, said Dr. Mailafia was treated with decorum. Ekohotblog … Read more
The former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Dr. Obadiah Mailafia has arrived at the Plateau State headquarter of the Department of Security Service, DSS in Jos. Ekohotblog had earlier reported today, August 17 that Mailafia was re-invited to the DSS office after released last week Wednesday, August 12 over some comments … Read more
DSS reinvite former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Dr Obadiah Mailafiya Former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Dr Obadiah Mailafiya has been re-invited by the Department of State Security (DSS) for further discussions. Mailafiya is expected to be at the DSS office Jos, Plateau state capital, by … Read more
The presidency has described as “a publicity stunt”, the widely circulated reports alleging that former Speaker Umar Ghali Na’Abba has been invited by the Department of State Service over his alleged comments on President Muhammadu Buhari. Malam Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, who stated this in a … Read more
The Department of State Services has invited a former member of the House of Representatives, Ghali Na’aba, for questioning on Monday, August 17. Although the details of the invitation scheduled for Monday in Abuja were still sketchy, it was learnt that it was based on his recent interview on Channels Television on Thursday, August 13 … Read more
The Department of State Security Services, DSS has issued another statement alerting the general public to a sinister plot to destabilize Nigeria. The security agency, in a statement on Friday morning, disclosed that there are “desperate efforts by some notable personalities to use their exalted positions; take advantage of developments in the country and cause … Read more
DSS DG, Yusuf Bichi, Appeals To Nigerians To Stop Celebrating The Death Of Security Operatives The Director General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Yusuf Bichi, has appealed to Nigerians to stop celebrating the death of security operatives killed in frontline battle by insurgents. This appeal was made by the DSS Boss while speaking … Read more
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 grilled on Wednesday. Mailafia was later released a few minutes past 6pm after for six hours. Mailafia had been invited by the DSS to appear at its … Read more
DSS Summons Mailafia Over Boko Haram Sponsorship Comment A former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Dr. Obadiah Mailafia, disclosed that a repentant terrorist revealed that a northern governor was sponsoring the Bolo Haram gang The Department of State Services (DSS) has summoned a former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Dr. Obadiah Mailafia, … Read more
Seven arrested #revolutionnow movement members of may be detained for another 14 days following a detention order gotten from the Department of State Services in Osun Adegoke said, “The DSS got ex parte order to detain them (the protesters) for 14 days pending the conclusion of investigation. A lawyer I sent their earlier brought back … Read more
After one year, the Convener of RevolutionNow in Osun State, Olawale Bakare, has been rearrested by operatives of the Department of State Services, DSS in Osogbo. Recall that in August 4, 2019, a human rights activist, pro-democracy campaigner, former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore staged a protest in Lagos, Abuja, Osun and other part of the … Read more