US commends DSS for stopping ISIS-linked attack on its embassy in Abuja

The United States of America has commended the Department of State Services (DSS), for blocking a planned attack on its embassy in Abuja.

On Wednesday, the DSS revealed that it had foiled planned attacks on the US and UK embassies in the country.
The security agency also said the masterminds had been arrested.

In a statement by its spokesperson, Tony Opuiyo, the secret police said it prevented the “fatal attacks between the 25th and 26th March, 2017, halting the malevolent gangs based in Benue State and the FCT, from striking.”
Reacting, Press Attache, US mission, Russell Brooks, said: “The U.S. Embassy appreciates the work of DSS and Nigerian security forces in fighting terrorism and keeping citizens and residents safe. Nigeria and the U.S. continue to have a strong partnership in countering violent extremism.”