DSS arrests suspect on way to deliver arms to notorious bandit kingpin in Zamfara

Following intelligence report operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have nabbed arms courier in Kano who was transporting weapons meant to be delivered to a notorious bandit kingpin in Zamfara, North Western Nigria.

Preliminary investigation indicated that the suspect was taking the cargo to Funtua for the link person to forward it to the bandit leader operating in Zamfara forest.

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CAPITAL POST gathered that the suspect was arrested on Friday in Gezawa Local Government Council of Kano State by the operatives and wasted no time in confessing that the cargo was meant for criminal activities.

It was gathered that the suspect was intercepted while moving a cache of arms and ammunition from Maigatari Local Government Area of Jigawa to Funtua in Katsina State for onward delivery to criminal elements.

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“Items recovered from the suspect include three AK-47 rifles, four rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) tubes and warheads, as well as two empty magazines.”

According to him, the sum of N450,000 was bargained to be given to him upon successful transportation of the shipment from Maigatari to Funtua in Katsina State.

The secret police said, investigation was being intensified to unravel collaborators and criminal entrepreneurs behind the consignment.

The report described the arrest as a major breakthrough in ongoing efforts to disrupt the supply of arms and ammunition to criminal groups responsible for violent attacks, kidnappings and other security threats in the North-West.

It added that the suspect was in DSS custody and would face further investigation and possible prosecution in accordance with the law.

According to the report, security agencies have continued to intensify intelligence-driven operations aimed at dismantling logistics networks that sustain banditry, terrorism and other forms of organised crime across the country.

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