The Department of State Services (DSS) has arrested 30 individuals during counter-banditry operations across Kaduna State in the first quarter of 2025.
Among those detained were eight suspected bandits, 22 alleged informants, and 12 family members linked to criminal networks. Dangerous weapons, including rifles, pump-action guns, and several thousand rounds of ammunition, were also recovered.
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Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani, through his Commissioner for Justice, Sule Shuaibu, commended the DSS for its successes during a visit to the service’s headquarters in Kaduna on Sunday.
Security officials confirmed that a serving security officer from neighbouring Zamfara State was among those arrested. He allegedly confessed to stealing ammunition intended for anti-bandit operations and selling it to criminal groups. At the time of his arrest, he was reportedly found in possession of 217 rounds of assorted ammunition, which he planned to sell for N4 million.
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