State Security Service (Nigeria)

Department of State Services

Agency overview
Formed	5 June 1986; 38 years ago (1986-06-05)
Preceding agency	National Security Organization
Jurisdiction	Nigeria
Headquarters	Aso Drive, Abuja, FCT 09°04′27″N 7°30′35″E / 9.07417°N 7.50972°E / 9.07417; 7.50972
Employees	Classified
Annual budget	Classified
Agency executive	Yusuf Magaji Bichi, Director-General
Key documents	National Security Agencies Act of 1986 (Decree 19) Presidential Proclamation; SSS Instrument I of 1999
Website	www.dss.gov.ng

The State Security Service (SSS), self-styled as the Department of State Services (DSS),^[1] is a security agency in Nigeria and one of three successor organisations to the National Security Organization (NSO). The agency is under the Presidency of Nigeria, and it reports its activities direct to the President, office of the ONSA, headquartered in Abuja.