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.
He said the bust of the gun factory in Kaduna further underscores the link between illicit drugs and violent crime.
