Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force have arrested a 30-year-old woman, Hauwa Sani, for allegedly smuggling ammunition hidden inside a palm oil container.
According to Force PRO ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, Sani was intercepted on December 23, 2024, along the Keffi-Abuja Expressway with 124 rounds of live ammunition of different calibres. She confessed that she was instructed by one Nasiru of Daura to deliver the weapons to Katsina State.
In another raid on February 1, 2025, police apprehended a syndicate in Yobe State transporting 30 cartons of codeine syrup and other hard drugs allegedly meant for bandits, Boko Haram insurgents, and kidnappers.
Further investigations led to the February 3, 2025 bust of an arms smuggling ring, where three suspects—Yusuf Dantani (24), Usman Labaran (32), and Musa Mohammed (23)—were caught with 10 AK-47 rifles. The suspects allegedly admitted to dealing in arms and claimed they received nearly N4 million for their last batch of weapons.
The Nigeria Police Force reiterated its commitment to dismantling criminal networks and urged the public to assist by providing timely and accurate information to aid crime prevention.
