DSS FOILS TERRORISTS PLOT; SEIZES 21 AK-47 RIFLES, 4 PKT MACHINE GUNS IN SOKOTO.(PHOTO).

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 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.

MAJOR GENERAL OBINNA AJUNWA ASSUMES COMMAND AS THE 32nd GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING 81 DIVISION NIGERIAN ARMY.(PHOTOS).#PRESS RELEASE.



MAJOR GENERAL OBINNA AJUNWA ASSUMES COMMAND AS THE 32nd GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING 81 DIVISION NIGERIAN ARMY


The newly appointed General Officer Commanding (GOC) 81 Divison Nigerian Army (NA) Major General Obinna Ajunwa has assumed command of the Division in line with the recent posting by the Headquarters NA Department of Military Secretary. 

At the handing and taking over ceremony of the office of the GOC held at Headquarters 81 Division in Lagos Major General Ajunwa thanked the Chief of Army Staff for finding him worthy of this great responsibility. He thereafter commended the immediate past GOC Major General Umar Thama Musa for taking the Division to greater heights. He pledged to contribute to the success recorded so far. General Ajunwa urged senior officers of the Division to work as a team and demonstrate professionalism during the discharge of their duties. He said the only way to ensure success is to move the Division to greater heights. 

Earlier, the immediate past GOC, General Musa who has been redeployed as the new GOC 82 Division thanked God for granting him successful tenure of office and the COAS for finding him worthy of the appointment as GOC. He expressed confidence in the ability of the new GOC to deliver on his new assignment. He, therefore, thanked Commanders and Principal Staff Officers for the support and cooperation he enjoyed during his tour of duty and appealed for the same and even more to be extended to his successor.

Highlights of the occasion include the commissioning of some projects, the signing of handing and taking over notes, the quarter guard procedure, a group photograph, and a farewell address to troops.

OLANIYI OSOBA
Major
Acting Deputy Director 81 Division Nigerian Army Public Relations
9 August 2022.
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