Three suspected gunrunners have been detained by Department of State Services (DSS) operations after allegedly providing bandits with weapons and ammunition in Kaduna State.
According to the agency, the state’s Igabi and Kachia Local Government Areas were the subjects of coordinated sting operations.
A 30-year-old man was being detained along the Nnamdi Azikiwe Bypass in Igabi while carrying 200 rounds of live ammunition, four empty magazines, and two AK-47 rifles, one of which was being transported by a PKT machine gun.
In a Volkswagen Golf car, two others were detained in Kachia’s Doka village while attempting to sell three AK-47 rifles to bandits along the Abuja–Kaduna Expressway.
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Governor Uba Sani praised the DSS for conducting the operation and said that under his administration’s peace model, there would no place for bandits and other criminal elements to hide.
The governor thanked President Bola Tinubu and the Director-General of the DSS for continuing to support Kaduna’s security framework through his Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Sule Shuaibu (SAN).
He noted that the state’s non-kinetic peace model, which his administration introduced, has significantly lowered crime rates, and warned against engaging in criminal activity that might compromise stability.
The DSS maintained that ongoing inquiries are being conducted and that suspects would face full legal repercussions.
Source: Channels TV
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