PHOTOS: ZAMFARA GOV EXAMINES ARMS CACHE SEIZED BY DSS, ARMY
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Alhaji Dauda Lawal, the governor of Zamfara State, has praised the Department of State Services for its efforts to share intelligence, which resulted in the discovery of a sizable stockpile of weapons and ammunition that had been smuggled in from the Niger Republic.
The operation, which took place on January 27, 2025, was founded on actionable intelligence, according to a statement released on Tuesday by Lt. Col. Abubakar Abdullahi, Coordinator, Joint Media Center, Operation Fasan Yamma.
During a Tuesday night inspection of the confiscated weapons in Gusau, the state capital, the governor praised the Nigerian Armed Forces and the DSS for acting quickly to eliminate the threat.
He thanked President Bola Tinubu for his support of security agencies, which he credited for the success of the operation.
These details were contained in a Tuesday statement, titled, “Gov Lawal Inspects Seized Arms Cache, Lauds DSS.”
“This operation is a testament to the efficiency of our security agencies. I want to sincerely commend the DSS for its proactive intelligence-sharing, which led to this major breakthrough.
“I also extend my appreciation to President Tinubu for his commitment to making Zamfara State and the entire country safer,” Lawal was quoted as saying.
He gave everyone his word that his government will keep working with security forces to fight crime and terrorism in the state.
The infamous arms courier Abubakar Umar, better known as Dangada, was the target of the operation, which was carried out on Monday and Tuesday in coordination with the DSS and troops of Operation Fansan Yamma.
Umar had been tracked from the Niger Republic to Kaura Namoda-Zurmi Road, according to security sources, where he planned to transfer the guns to bandit commanders in the Birnin Magaji Local Government Area.
According to DSS information, the weapons were intended for prominent bandit kingpins, such as a certain Zaki, Alhaji Shinge, Kachallah Atta, and Alhaji Nashama.
The traffickers, realising they had been ambushed, abandoned a red Abuja-registered Volkswagen Golf station wagon (RBC 731 GU) and fled with serious bullet wounds.
Upon searching the vehicle, security operatives discovered a deadly cache, including:
• Seven AK-47 rifles
• Two PKT General-Purpose Machine Guns (GPMG)
• Two AK-103 rifles
• 169 rounds of 7.62x39mm ammunition
• Nine PKT rounds of ammunition with one chain
• 13 empty magazines
The governor expressed confidence in the DSS ability to uphold national security and called for continued vigilance against criminal elements.
“This is a strong message to all those fueling insecurity in our state: we will not relent until peace is fully restored.
“I assure our security agencies of my government’s full support in this fight,” he declared.
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