August 25, 2026
The Department of State Services, (DSS) and the Nigerian Intelligence Agency (NIA) are investigating intelligence reports that certain top officials of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) are working with some foreign interests to undermine national security.
A security source disclosed that the DSS and the NIA intercepted highly disturbing communication between the said NFF officials and some foreign nationals capable of causing security problems for Nigeria.
Asked if the investigation was linked the N17bn intervention fund released for salaries and bonuses of players at the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), the source responded that it was beyond that, stressing that issues of financial impropriety are handled by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
Said the source, “It is true that President Bola Tinubu in 2024 approved N17 billion as a special intervention fund to help NFF clear outstanding payments owed to Nigeria’s national teams. However, that falls within the purview of the EFCC, not the DSS and NIA.”
