Gov Sule commends DSS over arrests, ammunition recoveries in Nasarawa

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

Governor Sule’s commendation is coming on the heels of the recent arrest of a 23 year-old female arms courier, Aisha Mohammed, a resident of Bwari, FCT who was apprehended in Keffi.

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 include Hassan Sani, 40, Abdulkadir Idrissa, 41 and 70 year old Salihu Garba, alias Nabayi.

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

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.

Governor Sule praised the dedication of the DSS officers as well as other security agencies in the state for living up to their responsibilities.

He 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 assured citizens in the state of his administration’s resolve to tackle criminals and criminality while soliciting the support of everyone.

Ibrahim Addra
Chief Press Secretary to the Governor
22/10/2026.