DSS Arrests 3 Suspected Gunrunners Supplying Arms To Bandits In Kaduna

Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) person arrested 3 suspected gunrunners accused of supplying arms and ammunition to bandits successful Kaduna State.

According to the agency, the arrests were made during coordinated sting operations successful Igabi and Kachia Local Government Areas of the state.

In a connection obtained by reporters, the DSS said 1 of the suspects, a 30-year-old man, was intercepted on the Nnamdi Azikiwe Bypass successful Igabi portion transporting 2 AK-47 rifles, 1 PKT instrumentality gun, implicit 200 rounds of unrecorded ammunition, and 4 bare magazines concealed successful sacks of maize.

Two different suspects were apprehended astatine Doka colony successful Kachia, on the Abuja–Kaduna Expressway, portion allegedly trafficking 3 AK-47 rifles to bandits successful a Volkswagen Golf car.

Reacting to the development, Governor Uba Sani commended the DSS for the palmy operation, reiterating his administration’s resoluteness to stamp retired criminality crossed the state.

“There volition beryllium nary hiding spot for bandits and different transgression elements nether our bid model,” the politician declared done his Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Sule Shuaibu (SAN).

Governor Sani besides expressed appreciation to President Bola Tinubu and the Director-General of the DSS for their continued enactment of Kaduna’s information framework. He noted that the non-kinetic bid exemplary adopted by his medication has contributed importantly to the simplification of transgression rates crossed the state.

He further warned transgression elements to desist from acts susceptible of undermining Kaduna’s stability, emphasizing that authorities information agencies stay connected precocious alert.

Meanwhile, the DSS confirmed that investigations into the substance were ongoing and assured that the suspects would look the afloat value of the law.

The bureau reaffirmed its committedness to curbing arms trafficking and ensuring that Kaduna State does not go a harmless corridor for illegal weapons.