State Security Service
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The State Security Service is Nigeria’s domestic intelligence and security agency responsible for internal security, counterintelligence, and protecting senior government officials.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| State Security Service canonical | 2 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
intelligence agency
ⓘ
security agency ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
DSS
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
SSS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Department of State Services NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Nigeria ⓘ |
| emblemUsed | Coat of arms of Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employerOf |
intelligence officers
ⓘ
protective security officers ⓘ |
| establishedBy | National Security Agencies Act of 1986 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formationYear | 1986 ⓘ |
| governingLaw | Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
background checks on public officials
ⓘ
interrogation ⓘ protective escort ⓘ security vetting ⓘ surveillance ⓘ |
| hasMandate | protecting Nigeria against internal threats ⓘ |
| hasMotto | Loyalty, Vigilance, Verity ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Abuja
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Federal Capital Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Federal Republic of Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfOperation | English ⓘ |
| legalBasis | National Security Agencies Act of 1986 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monitors |
economic sabotage
ⓘ
political extremism ⓘ subversion ⓘ terrorism ⓘ |
| operatesIn | Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Nigerian intelligence community ⓘ |
| precededBy | Nigerian Security Organization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryRole |
gathering intelligence on domestic threats
ⓘ
preventing and detecting threats to national security ⓘ protective security operations ⓘ |
| regionServed | Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reportsTo | President of Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
counterintelligence
ⓘ
counterterrorism ⓘ domestic intelligence ⓘ internal security ⓘ protection of senior government officials ⓘ protection of the President of Nigeria ⓘ protection of the Vice President of Nigeria ⓘ protection of visiting foreign heads of state ⓘ |
| scope | national ⓘ |
| sector |
law enforcement
ⓘ
national security ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Presidency of Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfAgency | domestic intelligence agency ⓘ |
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