Niger police arrest female ammunition transporter
Operatives of the Niger State Police Command has disclosed the arrest of one Zuwaira Usman, a female who allegedly specialises in ammunition transportation for hoodlums
According to a statement issued by the spokesman of the command, SP Wasiu Abiodun, the 35 years old suspect from Pandogari, in Rafi Local Council of the state was accosted by FID STS based on intelligence reports on November 4, 2025, at about 5 pm
During interrogation, she revealed that she met one Lawali in Birnin-Gwari, Kaduna State, in September 2025, who exchanged phone numbers with her and, in the course of their interaction, requested that she travel to Warri, Delta State, to collect a package for him.
According to the statement, she claimed that N22,000 was given to her as transport fare by Lawali, and that she proceeded on the journey, pointing out that upon arriving in Abuja, Lawali spoke with the driver and informed him where she would be dropped off in Warri.
Zuwaira further narrated that upon reaching her destination, she met a man on a motorcycle who gave her a sack containing a flask with items to deliver to Lawali. She later identified the man as Ahmed, who also gave her an additional N30,000 for her transport back to Kaduna. She took the item and returned to Abuja, then to Kaduna State.
In the statement, Zuwaira took the bag to Lawali in Birnin-Gwari, and it was discovered that a total of 2,500 AK-47 ammunition were contained in the flask delivered to Lawali.
The statement added that Ahmed was later intercepted and arrested in Delta State, while efforts are ongoing to arrest Lawali, as investigations intensify.
