A 30-year-old woman named Hauwa Yusuf has been apprehended by the Special Tactical Squad (STS) after an AK-47 rifle and four magazines were discovered hidden in a sack of garri she was transporting.
The arrest occurred during a routine stop-and-search operation along the Abuja-Kaduna Expressway.
Police Force Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, revealed the details while presenting suspects at the STS Headquarters in Abuja on Friday.
Yusuf reportedly confessed that Aminu Basullube, a notorious bandit known for terrorizing Katsina State, had instructed her to collect the weapons from Danum Madam Camp, a notorious area in the state.
Adejobi stated, “On August 14, 2024, acting on intelligence, STS operatives intercepted Hauwa Yusuf, a 30-year-old from Dutsin-Ma LGA of Katsina State. She was traveling from Lafia, Nasarawa State, to Katsina State in a Sienna bus along the Abuja-Kaduna Expressway. During the search, an AK-47 rifle and four magazines were found concealed in a white sack of garri. Upon interrogation, she admitted that Aminu Basullube had sent her to collect the arms.”
When questioned by journalists, Yusuf claimed she was unaware of the contents of the sack, believing she was only transporting millet. “I didn’t know it was a gun. They asked me to bring millet, but instead, they sent me with garri. Even when I saw it, I was scared. I was paid N130,000 to take the garri to Katsina, with my transport fare being N15,000. I made a mistake by not asking more questions,” she said.
Additionally, Adejobi disclosed that a separate investigation led STS operatives to Igbowo in Oyo State on April 29, to probe the activities of Musa Saidu.
It was discovered that Saidu, who had returned to his Kaduna community after five years, was involved in cattle rustling.
He admitted to using the proceeds from selling stolen cattle to purchase motorcycles and livestock, amounting to millions of naira. Saidu explained that he turned to crime after his own cattle were rustled, but claimed he stopped after making enough money to return to his village.
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