How Notorious Arms Courier Met Dead End As Gov. Lawal Inspects Seized Arms, Commends DSS

The Zamfara State Governor, Alhaji Dauda Lawal has commended the Department of State Services (DSS) for sharing intelligence with the Nigerian Armed Forces leading to the the seizure of a large cache of arms and ammunition couriered from Niger Republic.

Governor Lawal gave the commendations while inspecting the seized cache of arms and ammunition in Gusau, the State Capital on Tuesday night.

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.

Security sources disclosed that 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.

According to DSS sources, 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.

Governor Lawal further thanked President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for greatly supporting the DSS and 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.

He applauded DSS officers and expressed confidence in the ability of the Service to guarantee the internal security of Nigeria.