DSS Arrests 3 Over Alleged Assault On Own Operatives At Lagos Assembly

The Department of State Services (DSS) has arrested three persons linked to alleged assault on its officers during the uproar which greeted presence of security operatives at the Lagos State House of Assembly earlier in the week.

LEADERSHIP investigation showed that lawmakers had mobilised supporters to the Assembly complex, who attacked some DSS officers who were invited by the management of the Assembly to secure the legislative facility.

A DSS source further said, “after extensive analysis of CCTV footage, we were able to clearly identify three of the suspects.

“The suspects, Ibrahim Olanrewaju Abdulkareem, a photographer and two others attached to the Assembly’s Sergeant-at-Arms, Adetu Adekunle Samsudeen and Adetola Oluwatosin Fatimoh. They were consequently tracked and arrested during the week in different parts of Lagos.

“The trio have since confessed to the crime and will soon be charged to court.”

Recall that the Lagos Assembly had in a leaked memo dated February 14, 2025 and addressed to the DSS director in the state, and heads of other security agencies in Lagos State, told the security agencies that there was credible information to the effect that the former Speaker of the House, Mudashiru Obasa, was planning to forcefully reinstate himself on February 18, 2025.

Accordingly, the Assembly Management held the view that the development posed “a potential security threat” to it and lawmakers, hence it consequently asked for the help of the DSS to maintain peace.