ABUJA, NIGERIA, 02 April 2026 (NPA) — The Department of State Services (DSS) has intercepted a major arms courier, arresting a 25‑year‑old female (Nafisa Usman) in Kano State, Nigeria’s northwest, for allegedly transporting ammunition to terrorists across northern Nigeria.
According to a security publication covering the Lake Chad region and analyst Zagazola, Usman was apprehended at a busy motor park with 200 rounds of ammunition. The consignment, traced from Lafia in Nasarawa State, was destined for Kankara in Katsina State, a notorious hub for terrororists activity.
Security sources revealed that the arrest followed actionable intelligence tracking her movements. Usman, a native of Zango village in Kankara Local Government Area, admitted she had been involved in the illegal trade for two months. She claimed the ammunition was supplied by an associate known as “Teso,” who allegedly collaborates with a military operative in Lafia.
Further investigations showed she had facilitated transactions worth over ₦5 million through the Unguwa Uku motor park in Kano, with deliveries intended for a bandit leader identified as Mallam Haruna, as well as operatives named Buba and Abu in the Kankara forest. Usman also confessed that she was introduced to the network by a Kano‑based livestock trader, Sulaiman.
Zagazola noted that the operation highlights the DSS’s determination to dismantle criminal supply chains and weaken the logistics sustaining bandit groups. Officials stressed that cutting off access to arms and ammunition is critical to restoring security in affected states.
