A young lady, Nafisa Usman (25 years), native of Zango village in Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina State, has been arrested for allegedly supplying ammunitions to bandits operating across several states.
The suspect was among the people who aided the killings of innocent souls in Nigeria for no cause and ensured that people were subjected to traumatic conditions after paying a ransom to secure the release of their loved ones from captivity in the den of bandits.
Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) were said to have nabbed Nafisa Usman at a major motor park in Kano, where she was caught with 200 rounds of newly acquired ammunition.
It was gathered that the consignment, transported from Lafia in Nasarawa State, was headed for Kankara in Katsina State, and that the operation followed actionable intelligence that revealed Usman’s movements and activities.
“Nafisa, a native of Zango village in Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina State, was intercepted before completing the delivery allegedly meant for bandits operating in the Kankara forest.
“The suspect confessed to having been two months old in the trade of illegally shipping arms and ammunition for criminals. She revealed that the ammunition was handed her by an individual identified as ‘Teso,’ whom she claimed operates in collaboration with a military operative based in Lafia, Nasarawa State,” a source said.
The source further revealed that the suspect admitted her involvement and revealed that she has facilitated over ₦5 million in deals through Unguwa Uku motor park in Kano State for onward transportation to Katsina State.
“The supplies were intended for a bandit leader known as Mallam Haruna, said to be active in the Kankara axis. She added that she also supplies ammunition to one Buba and Abu, operating within the same forest region,” revealed the source.
The suspect (Nafisa) also disclosed that she was introduced to the alleged bandit network by a Kano-based livestock trader identified as Sulaiman.
This operation, among many others, underscores the DSS’s relentless efforts to dismantle criminal networks, disrupt illicit arms supply chains, and safeguard national security.
Veteran journalist and recipient of A.B.C Yola, Reporter of the Year Award (1997), Hassan Umar Shallpella, works with WAP as a Regional Correspondence. He was trained at Institute of Mass Communication and Technology Jos and Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, Training School Lagos.He was a News desk Editor and a Correspondent at the Punch newspaper and till 2019, was the Deputy Editor ofThe Scope newspaper.
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