NDLEA raids drug joints in Kano, arrests 56 suspects

NDLEA raids drug joints in Kano, arrests 56 suspects

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Kano Strategic Command, has raided multiple drug joints across Kano State and arrested no fewer than 56 suspects, including a suspect in a five-year-old homicide case.

The arrests, according to the agency, were made possible following a sustained three‑day operation, as part of the ongoing “Operation Ramadan Mubarak.”

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The Assistant Superintendent of Narcotics and Public Relations Officer of the command, Sadiq Muhammad Maigatari, confirmed the arrest of the suspects in a statement released on Wednesday.

“The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has dislodged multiple drug joints across Kano State and arrested 56 suspects, including a suspect in a five-year-old homicide during a sustained three-day operation, as part of the continued “Operation Ramadan Mubarak”, Maigatari said.

Recall that the operation targeted notorious drug locations in Kofar Mata, Fagge, Kasuwar Rimi, Medile, Badawa, and Sabon Gari, and extended to dislodge illicit drug points both within and outside the Kano metropolis.

As a continuation of earlier enforcement efforts, NDLEA operatives carried out coordinated raids on identified hotspots, sustaining pressure on criminal networks that have long operated in these communities.

He said the focused action was aimed at disrupting distribution channels and restoring safety to neighbourhoods adversely affected by drug-related activities.