Sule hails DSS, others over arrest of female arms dealer

File: Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule

Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule has commended the sustained efforts of the Department of State Security Service to clamp down on gun runners and arms traffickers in the state.

 Arewa PUNCH gathered that Governor Sule’s commendation came on the heels of the recent arrest of a 23-year-old female arms courier, Aisha Mohammed, who is a resident of Bwari, FCT.

 The suspect was apprehended in Keffi.

 According to a press statement made available by Ibrahim Addra, the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Sule on Thursday, in Lafia, the suspect, currently in custody was arrested while in possession of Two hundred and two (202) 7.62mm calibre ammunition with 3 empty magazines.

 Other suspected couriers arrested between August and September, 2026 included Hassan Sani, 40; Abdulkadir Idrissa, 41; and 70-year-old Salihu Garba, alias Nabayi.

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 Six hundred and Seventy-eight (678) rounds of 7.62mm and Ninety-Nine (99) 7.5mm ammunitions along with other items were said to have been recovered from the suspects.

 Addra noted that in another operation in the month of August, 2026, an arms courier, named Ismail Lawalli, a native of Zamfara State was nabbed along the Keffi-Abuja highway with One thousand, two hundred and Sixty-two (1262) assorted ammunitions.

 Following these successful arrests, Governor Sule, hailed the dedication of the DSS officers as well as other security agencies in the state for living up to their responsibilities.

 The statement read further, “The governor lauded the collaboration and partnership of security agencies in the state with his administration, promising to continue extending every necessary support to aid their work.

 “The governor assures citizens in the state of his administration’s resolve to tackle criminals and criminality while soliciting the support of everyone,” the CPS stressed.