DSS Foils Terrorists Plot, Seizes 21 AK-47 Rifles, 4 Machine Guns In Sokoto

By Micheal Chukwuebuka

The Department of State Services (DSS) says it has intercepted a major weapon shipment from Niger Republic in Sokoto State, recovering 21 AK-47 rifles, four PKT machine guns and 825 magazines.

The operation in Dawakawa, Goronyo Local Government Area, followed sustained intelligence surveillance targeting suspected arms traffickers.

The Service also reports increased use of female couriers to transport weapons, with fourteen women arrested between February 2025 and November 2026 across several states.

The latest arrest in Zamfara involves a suspected female courier, found with twelve grenades and two ammunition belts.

The DSS says it will sustain intelligence-led operations to dismantle illegal arm networks and prosecute those involved.