From: Ahmed Abubakar, Dutse
Police in Jigawa State have arrested two persons and confiscated substance suspected to be Indian-hemp valued at over N4.6 million.
This was disclosed by the state police commissioner, Mr. Rasheed O. Akintunde, while parading the suspects to news men in the command headquarter in Dutse, on Monday.
He said that “the suspects were one Sunday Lawrence 26 and Shu’aibu Abdullahi 27 years respectively.
Mr. Rasheed O Akintunde explained that “On 31st of last month (March) at about 12:15am, a police patrol team at Malam Madori Local Government Area of the state intercepted a vehicle with registration XB 572 AKK along Malam Madori – Yobe highway”.
According to him Sunday Lawrence who is an indigene of Kaduna state and residing at Kwanar Ganduje in Kano and Shu’aibu Abdullahi of Gashuwa, Yabe state were arrested with marijuana bunddles wrapped in parcels to deceive security operatives.
The police boss added that the suspected Indian-hemp was wrapped and sealed like text books, “Surprisingly, 462 kilograms of the substances were recovered in the vehicle. The case will be transferred to National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for further investigation”, he stated.
Paraded along side with suspected drug traffickers include two suspected kidnappers whom allegedly robbed one Alhaji Umaru Adamu of Kawada Fulani settlement of his motorcycle, handset kidnapped and had carnal knowledge of his captive wife Hauwa Alhaji Umaru.
He added that “Alhaji Umaru Adamu reported the case at the Gwaram police station, who swung into action and arrested two persons, rescued the captive woman alongside with the stolen items.
Akintude maintained that “Jigawa is relatively peaceful, due to the nature of cases recorded in March as the command is proactive in tackling any perceived security problem.
