The Department of State Services (DSS) has released and compensated a carpenter, Mustapha Marwana, the sum of N3 million, who was arrested over alleged links to the Ansaru terrorist group.

Nine Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters, including a key commander in charge of escorting high-value group members, were killed in an airstrike in Borno by the Nigerian Air Force, according to a statement released on Sunday by NAF spokesman Ehimen Ejodame. The operation took place on Saturday in the Sambisa Forest and used a remotely piloted aircraft for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance.

President Bola Tinubu has approved a salary increase of between 30 and 80 per cent for personnel of Nigeria’s Armed Forces.

By Hassan Taiye

A legal practitioner and human rights advocate, Hamza D. Dantani, Esq., has called on security agencies across the country to emulate the Department of State Services (DSS) by compensating innocent Nigerians who are wrongly arrested, unlawfully detained or harmed during security operations.

A coordinated intelligence-driven operation by the Department of State Services (DSS) has reportedly led to the killing of more than 60 suspected bandits, including a notorious kingpin, during a major security operation in Bakori Local Government Area of Katsina State.

A sensitive Department of State Services intelligence report that warned of planned attacks by suspected Boko Haram terrorists and bandits in portions of Adamawa and Borno states has been leaked, prompting the Nigerian Army to launch an investigation. According to the findings, top officers of the 232 Battalion in Yola, Adamawa State, have launched an internal investigation to determine who disseminated the private security document that the DSS had initially delivered to warn the military of approaching threats.