A 30-year-old woman, Hauwa Yusuf, has been arrested by operatives of the Special Tactical Squad for hiding an AK47 and four AK magazines inside a sack of one of Nigeria’s staple foods (garri).

The Force spokesperson, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, while parading the suspect said she was arrested along the Abuja-Kaduna Expressway during a stop-and-search operation.

According to Adejobi, the suspect confessed that one Aminu Basullube, a notorious bandit terrorising Katsina State sent her on an errand to take delivery of the arms in the Danum Madam Camp, area of the state.

Adejobi 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,” Adejobi said.

However, fielding questions from journalists, Yusuf said she was not aware that a gun was concealed in the sack of garri.

She said, “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.”