A 30-year-old woman identified as Hauwa Yusuf has been arrested by operatives of the Special Tactical Squad, STS, for concealing one AK47 and four AK magazines inside a sack of garri.
The Force spokesperson, Muyiwa Adejobi who revealed this while parading suspects at the STS Headquarters in Abuja on Friday, said Yusuf was arrested along the Abuja-Kaduna Expressway during a stop-and-search operation.
Adejobi further revealed that Yusuf confessed that a notorious bandit terrorizing Katsina State, Aminu Basullube, sent her to take delivery of the arms in the Danum Madam Camp, area of the state.
He said: “On August 14, 2024, just recently, acting on intelligence, operatives of STS intercepted one Hauwa Yusuf ‘F’ 30 years of Dutsin-Ma LGA of Katsina state. The suspect was arrested while in transit from Lafia Nasarawa State to Katsina State, inside a Sienna Bus along the Abuja-Kaduna Expressway.
“A search was conducted and One AK-47 Rifle without breach Number and Four AK magazines concealed inside a white Sack of Garri were recovered from the suspect. “During the interrogation, the Suspect confessed that it was One Aminu Basullube, a notorious Bandit terrorizing Katsina State general axis who sent her to take delivery of the arms in Danum Madam Camp, Katsina State.”
However, Yusuf denied having knowledge of the arms concealed in the sack of garri.
According to Yusuf: “I never knew that it was an arm that was inside. They asked me to go and bring millet. And unfortunately, they did not bring Gari for me. Even when I saw the thing, I was apprehensive.
“I was given 130,000 to take the garri to Katsina. My transport fare is ₦15,000. I made a mistake by not asking questions.”
