29th January, 2025
By Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja
Zamfara Governor, Alhaji Dauda Lawal had commended the Department of State Services (DSS) over its role in the recent interception of a large cache of arms and ammunitions being smuggled into the state from Niger Republic by a courier identified as Abubakar Umar aka Dangada.
Governor Lawal hailed DSS for sharing intelligence that led to the interception of the deadly weapons with the Nigerian Armed Forces.
He made the commendation after he inspected the seized cache of arms and ammunition in Gusau, the State Capital.
The Governor also thanked President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for 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.
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.
According to security sources, this was after DSS obtained intelligence 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.
