The Department of State Services (DSS) has confirmed the release of Walida Ibrahim, a teenager at the centre of a disappearance case, to the Jigawa State Governor, Umar Namadi. Walida, said to have been 16 when she went missing in November 2023, resurfaced more than two years later in connection with Ifeanyi Onyewuenyi, identified as a DSS operative. She reportedly gave birth to a baby girl in November 2025. Her case attracted intense public and media scrutiny, with allegations ranging from abduction and exploitation to forced conversion. The controversy prompted court actions and sustained demands from civil society groups for her return to her family. In a statement issued on Thursday by Deputy Director of Public Relations and Strategic Communications, Favour Dozie, the DSS said the d...