Friday, October 23, 2026 - The Department of State Services (DSS) has arrested five suspected arms couriers and recovered a total of 2,241 rounds of ammunition.
Nasarawa State Governor, Engr. Abdullahi A. Sule, disclosed
this in Lafia on Thursday, October 22, through his Chief Press Secretary,
Ibrahim Addra.
He commended the DSS and other security agencies for
sustaining the clampdown on gun runners in the state.
The arrests were made in operations across Nasarawa State
between August and October, 2026.
The most recent arrest is that of 23-year-old Aisha
Mohammed, a resident of Bwari in the FCT, who was apprehended in Keffi with 202
rounds of 7.62mm ammunition and three empty magazines.
The Governor said three other suspected couriers —
40-year-old Hassan Sani, 41-year-old Abdulkadir Idrissa, and 70-year-old Salihu
Garba, alias Nabayi — were also arrested between August and September. A total
of 777 rounds of ammunition, comprising 678 rounds of 7.62mm and 99 rounds of
7.5mm, were recovered from them along with other items.
In a separate operation in August, operatives intercepted
another courier, Ismail Lawalli, a native of Zamfara State, along the
Keffi-Abuja highway with 1,262 rounds of assorted ammunition, the largest
single recovery in the period.
Governor Sule praised the dedication of the officers and
lauded the collaboration between security agencies and his administration,
assuring citizens of his government’s resolve to tackle criminality.
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