Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have arrested two suspected arms couriers and recovered two rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) warheads, an RPG launcher and other weapons allegedly linked to bandit networks in Gombe State.
Security sources said the suspects, Muhammed Alhaji Mohammed and Sani Gesha were intercepted at Mararaban Tula in Kaltungo Local Government Area while travelling in a grey Toyota Corolla with registration number Taraba JAL475YQ.
The arrests followed weeks of covert surveillance targeting a suspected bandit cell reportedly led by Kachalla Gambo, believed to be involved in arms trafficking across Bauchi State, Taraba State, Adamawa State and Gombe State.
According to a source, DSS operatives monitored the syndicate for more than three weeks before launching what was described as a professionally executed operation that led to the seizure of the weapons and the arrest of the suspects.
During interrogation, the suspects allegedly confessed that the consignment was meant for 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 in Talase, Balanga Local Government Area of Gombe State.
The suspects remain in DSS custody and are expected to be arraigned in court in the coming days, according to security sources.
