The Department of State Services (DSS) says it has intercepted criminal gangs in various parts of the country, recovering different kinds of weapons from them.
Spokesperson of the Service, Dr. Peter Afunanya, on Sunday, in a stastement, said the secret police carried out a joint operation with sister security agencies, in Kogi State, on Sunday, when the arrests were made.
Dr. Afunanya said the security team intercepted a six-man criminal gang at Gegu Beki, along the Lokoja-Abuja Road during the operation.
He named some of the arrested criminals to include one Col. AU Suleiman (rtd), Barr. MK Aminu, Kabir Abdullahi, Isah Umar, Kadir Echi, and Adama Abdulkarim, he said that items recovered from the members were One (1) Pump action rifle; Four (4) cartridges; One (1) AK47 empty shell and the sum of N11,030.
According to him, the Service operatives apprehended a 20-year-old suspected notorious kidnapper, Haruna Adamu, at Fotta village in Gombi council of Adamawa State on Saturday, March 25.
At the point of arrest, one (1) AK-47 rifle, one (1) magazine, and four (4) rounds of 7.62mm live ammunition were recovered from the suspect, according to the DSS.
Also on 23rd March 2023, the Service said one Aminu Ibrahim, a suspected gunrunner, was arrested along Kubwa Expressway by its operatives while on his way from Nasarawa State to deliver 432 rounds of 7.62 x39mm caliber ammunition concealed in a four litre gallon of palm oil to a bandit in Niger State.
The Service said the sum of N21,400 was also recovered from the suspect.
Similarly, the Service said Babangida Ibrahim, an arms courier to bandits, in Zamfara State, was apprehended along Bukuru in Jos South council of Plateau State.
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It added that 468 rounds of 7.62 x 39mm ammunition and the sum of N21, 090 were recovered from the suspect.
The DSS said all the suspects had been taken into custody and would be prosecuted accordingly.
Meanwhile, it stated that the Service and relevant security agencies were carrying out further investigations into related matters in parts of the country.
The Service assured that it would continue to collaborate with appropriate stakeholders to curb crime in the country.
It also enjoined the public to avail the agencies of relevant information for counteractions against criminal and subversive elements.
