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.
Today thursday,Justice Gabriel Kolawole has deferred ruling in the bail application filed by Chief Raymond Dokpesi,the founder of Daar communications,who is being tried by the Federal Government on six count charges of violation of Public Procurement laws and money laundering.Before the Judge ordered Raymond Dokpesi to be returned to EFCC custody,the Judge listened to Mike Ozekhome,counsel for Dokpesi and Rotimi Jacobs,counsel for the Federal Government on why Dokpesi should not be granted bail.The Judge then adjourned ruling till noon 14th of December 2015.
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