Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have apprehended two suspected arms couriers and recovered two Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG) warheads, an RPG launcher, and other items believed to be connected to bandit networks in Gombe State.
Security sources identified the suspects as Muhammed Alhaji Mohammed and Sani Gesha. They were reportedly intercepted at Mararaban Tula in Kaltungo Local Government Area while travelling in a grey Toyota Corolla bearing registration number Taraba JAL475YQ.
According to the sources, the arrest followed weeks of covert surveillance targeting a bandit group led by Kachalla Gambo, allegedly involved in arms trafficking across Bauchi, Gombe, Taraba, and Adamawa States.
The operatives, a source disclosed, tracked the syndicate for over three weeks before executing a carefully coordinated operation that led to the suspects’ arrest and the seizure of a large cache of arms and ammunition.
Investigations further revealed that the weapons were allegedly meant for delivery to one Ardo Hamma Ari, said to be a resident of Kukawa Village in Alkaleri Local Government Area of Bauchi State.
In a related development, DSS operatives rescued a six-year-old boy, Mohammed Jabir, at Gyada Village, Talase in Balanga Local Government Area of Gombe State.
The suspects remain in DSS custody and are expected to be arraigned in court soon, according to security sources.