The Department of State Services (DSS) has released Nura Idris after an internal review cleared him of allegations linking him to Boko Haram insurgents.
According to Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency publication, the DSS investigation panel found no evidence to support claims that Idris had collaborated with the terro.rist group.
The publication reported that the Director-General of the DSS, Oluwatosin Ajayi, directed Idris’ immediate release and approved a N3 million compensation package to help him restart his life. The DSS boss also pledged to assist the Kaduna farmer in rebuilding his business.
A security source told the publication that Idris, a farmer and livestock rearer from Soba Local Government Area of Kaduna State, was arrested in Suleja, Niger State, in June 2024 by another security agency over alleged terro.rist links before he was transferred to DSS custody.
According to the source, the DSS review panel later conducted a thorough investigation and found no basis for the allegations against him.
After receiving the compensation, Idris expressed gratitude to the DSS leadership.
“I thank the DGSS for his kindness. I was well treated in DSS custody and I pray that Allah rewards the DGSS immensely,” the publication quoted him as saying.
His father, Yusuf Idris, also thanked the DSS Director-General for his “compassion and generosity”, saying the compensation would be put to good use.
A security source explained that the agency usually follows up with individuals who were wrongly detained by providing psychological and medical support before helping them establish businesses of their choice.
“When such cases are recorded, the DSS would usually follow up with the detainee, provide psychological and medical support, after which the agency would further set up any business of the victim’s choice,” the source said.
The source added that Idris’ release is part of an internal review exercise initiated by the DSS last year to reassess inherited cases and ensure innocent persons are not kept in prolonged detention.
“The setting free and compensations across multiple cases underscores the DSS’s growing reputation for institutional integrity and humanness,” the source added.
“The service under the current DG has continued to show that safeguarding national security and citizens must go hand in hand with upholding the rights and dignity of citizens.”
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