48 persons have been ordered by the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos to report to the Department of State Services (DSS) in Shangisha, Lagos, for allegations of fraud, and unlawful financial transactions.

A report by The News Guru (TNG) noted that the directive with the Suit No: FHC/L/MISC/649/2025 was issued on January 12, 2026, following the case between the Federal Republic of Nigeria and one Yakubu Idris & 47 others.

The directive instructed that all 48 persons were to present themselves to the Lagos Command of the DSS within 60 days of the court’s public notice.

The court also disclosed that the directive would enable the listed individuals to “clear their names” regarding ongoing investigations into suspected fraud-related activities.

Failure to comply, the court warned, might result in further legal actions.

The individuals named in the suit are drawn from different parts of the country, including the FCT Abuja, Lagos, Ogun, Ondo, Oyo, Nasarawa, Kano, Imo, Delta, and Rivers States.

Those named in the order range in age from 24 to 76 years.

Some of the people on the list include: Yakubu Idris, Ajibade Lukman Olawale, and Owolabi Adesina Samuel.

Others are also listed in a full-court-issued document circulated alongside the notice.

The directive, as reported, was a formal legal requirement, not a voluntary request, and stemmed from an active investigative process involving the DSS.

The case is one of several before the court aimed at tackling complex fraud and illicit financial flows involving private individuals across multiple states.