DSS nab arms courier, weapons from Niger Republic

The Department of State Services (DSS) has nabbed a notorious arms smuggler, Abubakar Umar, also known as Dangada.

Operatives of the DSS intercepted him and seized a large cache of weapons he was transporting from Niger Republic in Zamfara State

The operation, carried out in collaboration with troops of Operation Hadarin Daji, took place between Monday and Tuesday along the Kaura Namoda-Zurmi Road it was gathered on Wednesday.

Acting on intelligence provided by the DSS, security operatives closely monitored Umar’s movements as he made his way from Niger Republic, where he had collected the weapons.

Sources revealed that Umar was tasked with delivering the munitions to Birnin Magaji Local Government Area (LGA) for distribution to key bandit leaders, including Kachallah Atta, Alhaji Shinge, Alhaji Nashama, and a certain Zaki.

In a well-coordinated ambush, DSS operatives and military troops intercepted Umar along the Kaura Namoda-Zurmi Road.

On realizsing he had been trailed, the arms courier attempted to escape but was met with gunfire.

He sustained serious bullet wounds and abandoned his vehicle—a red Abuja-registered Volkswagen Golf station wagon (RBC 731 GU)—before fleeing into the bushes.

Upon searching the abandoned vehicle, security operatives recovered a significant cache of weapons, including seven AK-47 rifles, two PKT General Purpose Machine Guns (GPMG), and two AK-103 rifles.

Also seized were 169 rounds of 7.62x39mm caliber ammunition, nine PKT rounds with an ammunition belt, and 13 empty magazines.

Commending the successful operation, Zamfara Governor, Dauda Lawal, on Tuesday night inspected the seized arms in Gusau, the state capital, and praised the DSS for its intelligence-sharing efforts with the Nigerian Armed Forces.

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