A retired senior officer of the Department of State Services (DSS), Nwaogu Ihechimere Ezeakolam, has accused senior officials of the agency of subjecting him to death threats, torture, intimidation and a 21-day detention without due process after he challenged the leadership of the Association of Retired Department of State Services Officers of Nigeria (ARODSSON), FCT Chapter, over alleged financial mismanagement and constitutional breaches.
In a series of petitions dated March 20, 2026, May 5, 2026, and another submission presented before an internal ARODSSON panel, Ezeakolam alleged that DSS operatives acted on what he described as a malicious petition orchestrated by the Chairman of ARODSSON FCT Chapter, James Kadiri Maha (retd.), in collaboration with the Head of Special Operations, identified as Ali Bindu, leading to his arrest, detention, torture and eventual prosecution.
In separate petitions addressed to the Director-General of the DSS, Adeola Oluwatosin Ajayi, Ezeakolam accused Ali Bindu and unnamed collaborators of criminal conspiracy, intimidation, abuse of office, and threats against his life and those of his wife and children.
According to Ezeakolam, his ordeal began after he insisted on transparency and accountability in the management of welfare funds belonging to retired DSS officers.
