{VIDEO} DSS INTERCEPTS 21 AK-47 RIFLES, MACHINE GUNS IN SOKOTO
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The Department of State Services successfully thwarted a significant terrorist conspiracy by seizing a substantial consignment of weapons transiting from the Republic of Niger and apprehending a female courier.
According to a senior security official intimately acquainted with the operation, a substantial shipment of sophisticated weaponry and munitions was seized by security forces in Dawakawa, within the Goronyo Local Government Area of Sokoto State.
This interception followed rigorous surveillance efforts targeting terror cells attempting to funnel lethal arms into Nigeria in the run–up to the 2027 general elections.
The source, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorised to speak on the matter, noted that the shipment was intercepted less than 70 days before the 2027 general elections.
According to the source, the weapons include 21 AK-47 rifles, four PKT machine guns and 825 magazines.
The security source revealed that owing to the Service’s increased interception of illegal weapons, terror groups have turned to the use of women and camels to move illegal weapons into and around the country.
The source added that the DSS has tracked down one of the field commanders tasked with the responsibility of causing mayhem ahead of and during the elections.
“Less than 70 days to the start of the 2027 general elections, the Department of State Security Services (DSS) has foiled a major terror plot by intercepting a large consignment of high-calibre weapons and ammunition smuggled into the country from Niger Republic.
”The weapons, including 21 AK-47 rifles, 4 PKT machine guns and 825 magazines, were intercepted exclusively by DSS officers in Dawakawa, Goronyo Local Government Area of Sokoto State, following intensive surveillance of terror cells seeking to transport deadly weapons into Nigeria ahead of the general elections,” he said.
The source added that the DSS have tracked down one of the field commanders tasked with the responsibility of causing mayhem ahead of and during the elections.
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