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.

ORJI KALU NAMED CHAIRMAN OF SOUTH-EAST DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION BY SENATE. (PHOTO).


 

The Senate has appointed Senator Orji Uzor Kalu as the pioneer Chairman Senate Committee on South-East Development Commission (SEDC), a newly created regional development commission signed into law by President Bola Tinubu.¹ Kalu, a former Abia Governor and current Chairman of the Senate Committee on Privatisation, is expected to lead the commission in achieving its objectives, including civil restitution, erosion control, security restoration, and infrastructure improvement.


Senator Ken Eze was also appointed as the Vice Chairman of the committee, while other members will be announced later. The Senate confirmed the 18-member board of the SEDC, led by Dr. Emeka Nworgu as Chairman and Hon. Mark Okoye as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer.


Other confirmed members of the board include:


- Ugochukwu H. Agballah

- Hon. Okey Ikenwa

- Chief Hyacinth Ikpor

- Chidi Echeazu

- Ifeanyi Agwu

- Nasiru Usman

- Hamma Adama Ali

- Kumo Edward David Onoja

- Orure Kufre Inima

- Daniel Akwari

- Chief (Mrs.) Joke Adebayo-Chukwuma

- Hon. Stanley Ohajuruka (E.D. Finance)

- Chief Sylvester Okonkwo (E.D. Corporate Services)

- Hon. Toby Okechukwu (E.D. Projects)

- Senator Anthony Agbo (E.D. Commercial and Industrial Development)

- Dr. Clifford Ogbede (E.D. Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Rural Development)


The SEDC aims to address the region's development challenges, and Kalu's leadership is expected to play a crucial role in achieving this goal.

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