The Department of State Services (DSS) has intercepted a consignment of weapons and ammunition allegedly being smuggled from the Niger Republic into Nigeria using camels.
According to Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency publication focused on the Lake Chad region, the operation took place on Tuesday, November 10, at Dawakawa in Goronyo LGA of Sokoto state.
The publication said the interception followed a security operation targeting suspected weapons trafficking networks along the Nigeria-Niger border.
Makama said the suspected smugglers were attempting to use camels to transport the weapons through remote routes and difficult terrain to evade security surveillance.
It said the operation led to the recovery of 21 AK-47 rifles, four PKT machine guns and 825 magazines.
The publication described the interception as a disruption of an alleged cross-border weapons supply network suspected of supplying armed bandit groups operating in north-western Nigeria.
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👉 JOIN GISTSMATE WHATSAPP CHANNELThe publication noted that the use of camels to transport the weapons highlighted the unconventional methods employed by criminal networks to move arms and ammunition across Nigeria’s porous borders.
It said several border communities along the Nigeria-Niger frontier had become vulnerable to arms trafficking, bandit movements and other criminal activities.
The communities include Illela, Sabon Birni, Isa, Gudu and Tangaza in Sokoto state; Jibia, Kaita, Mai’Adua and Kongolam in Katsina; Zurmi and Shinkafi in Zamfara; as well as Kamba and Arewa Dandi in Kebbi state.
The report attributed the security challenges in the areas to porous borders, informal trading networks and difficult-to-monitor rural terrain, which criminal groups, including bandits, Lakurawa and Boko Haram, allegedly exploit for their activities.
The recovered weapons are expected to provide security agencies with leads to identify the suppliers, transporters and intended recipients of the consignment.
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