PHOTO: SEE the faces of the DSS agents, military personnel that stole N310m from BDC

The arrested DSS criminals

The Department of State Services (DSS) on Sunday said it has arrested two of its five officers who participated in armed robbery attack on a Bureau de Change in Abuja on November 20 and made away with N310 million naira.

A statement by the agency’s spokesperson, Tony Opuiyo said, while three of the DSS staff are now at....
large, the military authorities have commenced a detailed investigation of five of its personnel involved in the crime.

Preliminary investigations have revealed that Abdulrasheed Ahmadu MAIGARI of the DSS, conspired with four (4) other colleagues of his namely: Solomon INUSA, Peter OKOYE, Patrick ISHAYA and George Mwatapwa IBBI, to carry out this reprehensible act. The five (5) military personnel were led by one Capt. Hussein Ishaku MSHELIA. Meanwhile, the Service has arrested MAIGARI and IBBI; and MSHELIA equally arrested by the Army authorities. Efforts are ongoing to apprehend those still at large. A total of Sixty-Six Million Four Hundred and Thirty Seven Thousand, Four Hundred and Forty-five Naira (N66,437,445.00) and Six Thousand Two Hundred Dollars ($6,200) have so far been recovered, while efforts are being made to recover the remaining amounts. It is to be noted that security agencies now act in concert, thus the joint investigation undertaken with the Police, Army and the DSS, Tony DSS spokesperson stated.

Drop a comment....thanks!