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DSS: Bizman Gifted N20m Compensation After Accidental Shooting Gets Free Medicare
- After mistakenly shooting a Sokoto businessman during a 2016 operation in Jos, Plateau State, the security agency responsible fulfilled its commitment by providing him with free medical treatment and compensating him with a total of ₦20 million, which included a court-awarded sum and additional damages approved by its Director-General.
- The shooting occurred when DSS operatives mistook the businessman for a suspected gunrunner with the same name during a pre-dawn raid, which led to a 2018 court case ordering DSS to pay N10 million in damages.
- In mid-March 2025, DSS Director-General Tosin Ajayi approved the original N10 million damages plus an additional N10 million to compensate for time lost, and invited the businessman to their hospital in Abuja for ongoing treatment.
- A security source stated the businessman arrived recently and has been receiving round-the-clock medical tests and treatments from the hospital’s best doctors in a fully air-conditioned VIP ward, as directed by the DSS chief.
- Mr. Ajayi directed the hospital to integrate the businessman into the DSS medical care system, enabling him to access free healthcare services anytime, reflecting a commitment to lawful and humane treatment by security agencies.
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DSS compensates Bizman with N20m, free medicare over accidental shooting
In fulfillment of a promise to give free medical services to a Sokoto businessman accidentally shot during an operation, the Department of State Services (DSS) has invited the victim to its hospital in Abuja. In mid-March, the DSS Director- General, Mr. Tosin Ajayi, approved the payment of N10 million damages awarded by a court to the businessman six years earlier. To compensate for time lost, the DG handed the businessman an additional N10 …
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