Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have busted a factory used for the local fabrication of firearms in Kaduna State and intercepted a woman conveying 196 rounds of AK-47 live ammunition.
NDLEA spokesperson Femi Babafemi disclosed this in a statement on Sunday.
It said on Monday, November 9, 2026, operatives raided Sabon Garin Kangin, where they busted the factory and arrested a 45-year-old man, Sagiru Musa.
Items recovered from the factory include seventeen locally made Dane guns, two pistols, twenty-five Dane gun pipes and other materials used in manufacturing firearms.
In a separate operation, officers on patrol at Jere, along the Abuja-Kaduna expressway on Friday, November 13, 2026, intercepted a 31-year-old woman, Tabara Dauda, conveying 196 AK-47 live ammunition and ₦675,000.00 cash.
NDLEA Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, retired Brig General Mohamed Buba Marwa commended the officers and men of the agency for their efforts and charged them to do more.