DSS Arrests Alleged Arms Trafficker in Katsina State

Community leaders in Katsina and Nasarawa states commended the Department of State Services (DSS) for the arrest of Abubakar Mubarak, an alleged arms trafficking kingpin, on Tuesday in Magabar Jibia, Katsina State. Mubarak, approximately 28 years old and from Mashema Village in Zurmi Local Government Area of Zamfara State, is linked to a network supplying weapons to terrorists.

The leaders noted that this operation has revealed an extensive arms-trafficking network affecting several northern states. Additionally, Ismail Lawalli was arrested on Sunday along the Keffi–Abuja Highway in Nasarawa State with 1,099 rounds of 7.62mm ammunition, 57 rounds of 5.56mm ammunition, and 106 rounds of General Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG) ammunition.

Lawalli confessed to transporting the ammunition for Mubarak. Earlier this year, Mubarak's elder brother, Mustapha Abubakar, was also arrested in Gusau for arms trafficking.

Both suspects are in DSS custody for further investigation and prosecution.