DSS arrests suspected gun courier in Kano

Operatives of the Department of State Service, DSS, person arrested a 30-year-old suspected weapon courier, Muhammad Abubakar successful Kano State.

Parading the fishy astatine its State Command, successful Kano, the DSS said the suspect, a transporter, was arrested portion connected errand to transport 4 RPG tubes, 3 AK-47 and 2 bare magazines to a destination successful Funtua, Katsina State.

“He was arrested successful Gezawa Local Government country of Kano State pursuing Intelligence extremity off.

“Upon interrogation, the fishy said helium collected the items from 1 Bello successful Maigatari borderline area, successful Jigawa state, for onward transportation successful the insecurity prone area.

“The fishy confessed that helium was to beryllium settled, N450,000 upon transportation of the items, earlier helium was arrested,” the DSS said

Fielding questions from newsmen,

the suspect, who claimed it was his archetypal engagement, expressed regret implicit the incidence.

“I hail from Mokwa successful Niger State, from where  I transport passengers to Kano and instrumentality to Abuja oregon Mokwa.

“Recently, 1 Bello pressurised maine to assistance him transport immoderate guns from Maigatari.

“I didn’t cognize him, we lone spoke connected the phone. That was the archetypal clip we met and my archetypal engagement with him.

“Initially, I told him I was not going, but, aft 1 week of mounting unit connected me, I went to him yesterday, and helium brought retired the guns.

“I was arre...