DSS arrests 54 bandits, gunrunners in Kaduna breaches

Kaduna State governor, Senator Uba Sani, has commended President Bola Tinubu for appointing Mr Oluwatosin Ajayi as Director General of the Department of State Services (DSS), crediting the agency’s recent successes to his leadership. Governor Sani’s commendation followed the Kaduna DSS Command’s 34 successful operations in the first quarter of 2025, which led to the […]

Kaduna State governor, Senator Uba Sani, has commended President Bola Tinubu for appointing Mr Oluwatosin Ajayi as Director General of the Department of State Services (DSS), crediting the agency’s recent successes to his leadership.

Governor Sani’s commendation followed the Kaduna DSS Command’s 34 successful operations in the first quarter of 2025, which led to the arrest of 54 suspects, including serving security personnel and the recovery of a large cache of arms and ammunition.

Speaking through the Attorney General and Commissioner of Justice, Sule Shuaibu (SAN), the governor highlighted the seizure of five AK-47 rifles, a General Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG), three RPGs and over 5,000 rounds of ammunition. Additionally, 79 kidnapped victims were rescued and are now in state custody.

He said those arrested include eight suspected bandits, 22 informants, four gunrunners, two human traffickers, four cyber fraudsters, two vandals and 12 family members of bandits.

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Among the suspects is a serving security operative from Zamfara State, caught with 217 rounds of ammunition intended for sale to bandits for N4 million.

Other arrests include gunrunners transporting 500 rounds of live AK-47 ammunition to Birnin Gwari for N1.5 million and another carrying over 1,700 rounds bound for Zamfara.

In a related DSS operation in Delta State, operatives seized over 50 AK-47 rifles, six pump-action guns and more than 3,000 rounds of ammunition during a covert mission in Asaba.