BREAKING: DSS arrests officers over El-Rufai airport security breach

Five information officers person been arrested and are acceptable to look prosecution implicit the February 12, 2026 information breach astatine Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja, successful an incidental authorities accidental progressive erstwhile Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai.

The arrests followed a associated probe conducted by the Department of State Services, DSS, the Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS, the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, and the Federal Ministry of Aviation.

Those detained see ASP Ayuba Yakubu of the Nigeria Police Force, Murtala Inuwa of the DSS, Najeeb Murtala of the Immigration Service, and Aviation Security unit Musa Adamu and Salihu Victor.

Investigators disclosed that the suspects allegedly admitted to receiving bribes to assistance unauthorised entree to restricted sections of the airdrome and to interfere with lawful information procedures.

Authorities described the improvement arsenic a sedate insider breach of captious nationalist infrastructure.

The suspects person since been transferred to the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) for prosecution.

Meanwhile, further Immigration and Customs unit who were recovered to person misused their authoritative uniforms to facilitate unauthorised entree but were not deemed criminally liable volition look interior disciplinary measures.

Authorities said the enactment reflects a zero-tolerance argumentation toward inte...