…Allegedly extorting motorists
The Department of State Services (DSS) late on Wednesday, August 19, 2026, in Abuja arrested a man identified as Moferewa Maiye, discovered to be impersonating a personnel of the Service.
Maiye, who claimed to hail from Agbajojun Village, Mopamuro Local Government Area of Kogi State, was trailed and arrested by DSS officers in his hideout around the NITEL Junction, along Adetokunbo Ademola Way, Wuse II, Abuja.
It was gathered that at the time of his arrest, Maiye was in DSS tactical uniform and armed with a fake pistol.
A security source said the DSS acted on credible intelligence that Maiye was using the uniform and the fake weapon to intimidate commuters and motorists, extorting money from them.
It was further gathered that during interrogation, the suspect claimed that his brother was a DSS personnel who died some years ago.
He identified the brother as Monday Maiye, stressing that the DSS kit in his possession was his late brother’s.
The source said that the suspect is currently being interrogated just as security operatives working to unravel how Moferewa Maiye came about the DSS uniform and kit.
The security source also said; “Investigators are also trying to establish how long the suspect has been involved in similar acts of impersonation and extortion.
“The arrest underscores growing concerns by the DSS over the activities of individuals who impersonate security personnel to intimidate members of the public and commit criminality,” the source stated.
