Gov Yusuf hails DSS over arrest of suspected arms courier in Kano

Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf has commended the Department of State Services (DSS) for the apprehension of a suspected arms courier successful Kano State, describing the cognition arsenic a important breakthrough successful efforts to combat banditry, coercion and different convulsive crimes successful bluish Nigeria.

According to a connection issued connected Friday by the governor’s spokesperson, Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, the suspect, identified arsenic 30-year-old Muhammad Abubakar, was apprehended successful Gezawa Local Government Area portion allegedly transporting a cache of weapons believed to beryllium destined for transgression elements successful Katsina State.

The DSS disclosed that the recovered items included 4 rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) tubes, 3 AK-47 rifles and 2 bare magazines. The weapons were reportedly being transported to Funtua successful Katsina State.

Preliminary investigations indicated that the fishy allegedly collected the arms from an idiosyncratic identified arsenic Bello successful the Maigatari borderline country of Jigawa State and was expected to person N450,000 upon palmy delivery.

Governor Yusuf praised the profess...