By Gom Mirian
The Department of State Services (DSS), arrested a six-man criminal gang at Gegu Beki, along the Lokoja-Abuja express road, DSS said on Monday.
The secret service named the suspects as; Col A.U Suleiman (rtd), Barr. M.K Aminu, Kabir Abdullahi, Isah Umar, Kadir Echi and Adama Abdulkarim.
A statement made available to Africa Health Report (AHR) by the
Public Relations officer of DSS, Dr. Peter Afunanya in Abuja, said the feat was achieved on Saturday by a joint operation conducted by the DSS in collaboration with sister security agencies in the said area.
According to Afunanya, weapons and cash recovered from the suspects after the encounter include; One (1) Pump action rifle; Four (4) cartridges; One (1) AK47 empty shell, and the sum of eleven thousand, thirty naira (N11,030).
Similarly, the service in another development on Friday, said its operatives also arrested a 20-year-old suspected kidnapper named Haruna Adamu at Fotta village in Gombi LGA, Adamawa State.
Afunanya said at the point of arrest one (1) AK-47 rifle, one (1) magazine, and four (4) rounds of 7.62mm live ammunition were recovered from the suspect.
He said: “On 23rd March 2023, one Aminu Ibrahim, a suspected gunrunner was arrested along Kubwa Expressway, Abuja by the Service operatives while on his way from Nasarawa State to deliver four hundred and thirty-two (432) rounds of 7.62 x39mm caliber ammunition concealed in a four (4) liter gallon of palm oil, to a bandit in Niger State. The sum of twenty-one thousand, four hundred Naira (N21,400) was also recovered from the suspect.
“Earlier on 22nd March 2023, Babangida Ibrahim, an arms courier to bandits in Zamfara State was apprehended along Bukuru in Jos South LGA, Plateau State. Recovered from him were four hundred and sixty-eight (468) rounds of 7.62 x 39mm ammunition and the sum of twenty-one thousand, ninety naira (21, 090)”.
He said all the suspects have been taken into custody and will be prosecuted accordingly.
Meanwhile, the Service and relevant security agencies are carrying out further investigations into related matters in parts of the country.
