The Department of State Services (DSS) has arrested Musa Abubakar, a suspected major arms supplier, in Plateau State.
Abubakar was apprehended on November 12, 2025, during a raid in Mista Ali, Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State, following months of surveillance and credible intelligence gathering.
He has confessed to manufacturing and distributing high-caliber arms and Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) to criminal networks involved in attacks, banditry, and communal clashes across Plateau and adjoining northern regions.
The DSS recovered explosive chemicals, metal fabrication equipment, detonators, and partially assembled weapons during the raid.
This arrest comes after the DSS recaptured Abdulazeez Obadaki, a notorious Ansaru terrorist who escaped from Kuje Correctional Centre in July 2022. Obadaki was linked to multiple deadly attacks, including the Uromi bank raids and the Deeper Life College shooting in Okene.