DSS FOILS TERRORISTS PLOT; SEIZES 21 AK-47 RIFLES, 4 PKT MACHINE GUNS IN SOKOTO.(PHOTO).
DSS FOILS TERRORISTS PLOT; SEIZES 21 AK-47 RIFLES, 4 PKT MACHINE GUNS IN SOKOTO 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. In a statement, 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.
Justice Adeniyi Ademola ruled in favour of the PDP against the lawmakers who defected to the main opposition,that they must vacate their seats.The 37 lawmakers who defected from President Jonathan's party Peoples Democratic Party {PDP}to the opposition All Progressive congress {APC}in December leaving PDP without a majority in the lower house.The Justice said ''It is clear and unambigious that the defendants were sponsored by the PDP and won the election on its platform.There was no evidence of division within the PDP,which might have provided a case for them to keep their seats.The defendants are therefore not competent to vote or contribute to any proceeding the house of Representatives''.He also issued an injuction restraining them from altering or attempting to change the leadership of the house.
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