DSS Arrests Three Over Lagos Assembly Crisis, Cites Assault on Officers
The Department of State Services (DSS) has apprehended three individuals for allegedly attacking its officers during the Lagos State House of Assembly crisis on February 17, 2025.
According to a DSS source, the suspects were identified after a thorough review of CCTV footage, which showed them assaulting officers who had been deployed to secure the Assembly complex at the request of its leadership.
The source revealed:
“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, a lady, were consequently tracked and arrested during the week in different parts of Lagos.
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“The trio has since confessed to the crime and will soon be charged to court.”
The Lagos Assembly had earlier issued a leaked memo dated February 14, 2025, addressed to the DSS Director and other security agencies, warning of an alleged plot by ousted Speaker Mudashiru Obasa to forcefully reinstate himself on February 18. The Assembly management considered the situation a potential security threat, prompting the deployment of security personnel to the complex.
With the suspects now in custody, the DSS is set to press charges, reinforcing its stance against any actions that endanger national security.
