DSS Intercepts Ammunition Courier, Disrupts Bandits’ Supply Chain

Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have arrested a 25-year-old woman, Nafisa Usman, for allegedly supplying ammunition to bandits operating across multiple states.

Security sources disclosed that the suspect was apprehended at a major motor park in Kano, where she was found in possession of 200 rounds of newly acquired ammunition. The consignment was reportedly transported from Lafia in Nasarawa State and was en route to Kankara in Katsina State.

According to the sources, the arrest followed actionable intelligence that tracked Usman’s movements and activities. The operation is believed to have significantly disrupted a supply chain linked to armed bandit groups in the region.

“Nafisa, a native of Zango village in Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina State, was intercepted before completing the delivery allegedly meant for bandits operating in the Kankara forest

“The suspect confessed to have been two months old in the trade of illegally shipping arms and ammunition for criminals. She revealed that the ammunition was handed her by an individual identified as ‘Teso,’ whom she claimed operates in collaboration with a military operative based in Lafia, Nasarawa State”, disclosed the source.

The source further revealed that the suspect admitted her involvement and revealed that she has facilitated over ₦5 million in deals through Unguwa Uku motor park in Kano State for onward transportation to Katsina State.

‘The supplies were intended for a bandit leader known as Mallam Haruna, said to be active in the Kankara axis. She added that she also supplies ammunition to one Buba and Abu, operating within the same forest region,” revealed the source.

Nafisa also disclosed that she was introduced to the alleged bandit network by a Kano-based livestock trader identified as Sulaiman.

The source said this operation, among many others, underscores the DSS’s relentless efforts to dismantle criminal networks, disrupt illicit arms supply chains, and safeguard national security