Operatives of the Department of State Service, DSS, have arrested a 30-year-old suspected gun courier, Muhammad Abubakar in Kano State.
Muhammad, a transporter, was arrested while transporting four RPG tubes, three AK-47 and two empty magazines to a destination in Funtua, Katsina State.
He was arrested following Intelligence tip off in Gezawa on his way to Funtua, a bandits prone area.
The security agency said, upon interrogation, the suspect said he collected the items from one, Bello in Maigatari border area for onward delivery.
The suspect confessed that they agreed to settle him N450,000 upon delivery of the items but was unfortunately arrested.
The suspect who claimed this was his first time involved in the act, expressed regret over the circumstances.
“I hail from Mokwa but atimes I transport passengers to Kano and return to Abuja or Mokwa.
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“Recently, one Bello pressurize me to help him transport some guns from Maigatari. I don’t know him, we only spoke on the phone. So this was the first time we met. This is my first involvement.
“Initially, I told him I’m not going but after one week he mounted pressure on me. So when I went yesterday, he brought the guns. So I was arrested on the way while transporting the guns to someone in Funtua.
“I know the guns are meant for robbery but I was destined to be arrested in this circumstance.
“We agreed he will pay me N450,000 upon delivery,” the suspect said.
The service, however, said the suspect will be prosecuted in the court of law while efforts were ongoing with other sister agencies to trace his accomplice.
