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Illicit Arms, Ammunition Seizure: Zamfara Govt Applauds Military, DSS

Linus Aleke in Abuja
The Zamfara State Government has applauded the collaborative effort of the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Nigerian military in intercepting illicit transnational arms supply to terrorist kingpins in Zamfara State and its adjoining neighbours.
Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State gave this commendation while inspecting the seized cache of arms and ammunition in Gusau, the state capital.
He further applauded DSS for sharing intelligence with the Nigerian Armed Forces which led to the seizure of a large cache of arms and ammunition couriered from Niger Republic.
DSS operatives had in a joint operation with troops of Operation Fansan Yamma, on Monday and Tuesday, successfully trailed a notorious arms courier, Abubakar Umar, aka Dangada, from Niger Republic up to the Kaura Namoda-Zurmi Road.
A source familiar with secret police operations said DSS intelligence revealed that Umar was billed to convey the munitions from Niger Republic to Birnin Magaji LGA for onward delivery to some banditry kingpins, particularly Kachallah Atta, Alhaji Shinge, Alhaji Nashama and a certain Zaki.
The source further revealed that inside a red Abuja-registered Volkswagen Golf station wagon car (RBC 731 GU), which the arms couriers abandoned after fleeing with serious bullet wounds, were seven AK-47 rifles, two PKT GPMG and two AK-103 rifles.
“Also recovered were 169 rounds of 7.62x39mm calibre of ammunition, 9 PKT rounds of ammunition, with one chain; and 13 empty magazines,” the source further revealed.
Meanwhile, Governor Lawal thanked President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for greatly supporting the DSS and the military to make Zamfara State and all of Nigeria safer.
He assured that his government would continue to support the security agencies in Zamfara State to tackle terrorists and criminals.
Lawal also expressed confidence in the ability of the service to guarantee the internal security of Nigeria.