Thursday, April 2, 2026 - Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have arrested a 25-year-old woman, Nadisa Usman, who specializes in supplying ammunition to terrorists in Katsina State.
200 rounds of brand new ammunition concealed inside bags of
garri and rice were recovered from the suspect.
The suspect was apprehended at one of the major motor parks
in Kano State after purchasing the ammunition from Nasarawa State.
The DSS notes that the suspect, who hails from Zango village
in Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina State, was intercepted during an
operation following a tip off.
The suspect confessed that the ammunition was supplied to
her from Lafia in Nasarawa State and delivered to Unguwa Uku motor park in Kano
for unword transportation to Katsina for a Bandits in the Kankara Bush.
She further claimed that she had been involved in the trade
for about two months, adding that one “Teso,” whom she described as working
with a soldier in Lafia, used to send the consignments to her.
The suspect also alleged that she supplied the ammunition to
a bandit identified as Mallam Haruna, said to be operating in the Kankara
forest.
According to her, she was introduced to the alleged bandit
by a man identified as Sulaiman, a livestock trader based in Kano.
She claimed to have conducted transactions worth about N5
million, supplying ammunition to Haruna and other individuals identified as
Buba and Abu, who were also said to be operating in the forest.
The suspect expressed regret over her involvement, stating
that she had now been exposed.
The official, disclosed that they were prosecuting her to
court upon completion of investigation.
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