In its efforts to ensure safety of all residents, the Kano state Joint Task Force Committee on Peace Restoration and Youth Rehabilitation led by the state commissioner for science and technology Dr. Yusuf Ibrahim Kofar Mata has conducted mass operations in Kano metropolis.
The two-day operation was conducted in Yakasai, Kofar Mata, Zango, Zage, Zanzado, Rimi Market, Shahuchi Park, Kano Line, Sharada, Ja’en, Dan Agundi and neighboring areas.
Comrade Ibrahim Abdullahi Waiya, the public relations officer of the committee who doubled as the state commissioner for information and internal affairs said the intelligence-led operations which were conducted at criminal hideout and black spots resulted in the arrest of fifty-three (53) suspected thugs, drug dealers and recovery of drugs, cutlass and other substances.
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Waiya said the items recovered includes three (3) Parcels, fifty (50) wraps and other large quantity of dried leaves suspected to be cannabis sativa (Wiwi), two (2) Codeine syrup, two (2) tubes of rubber solution, one (1) gallon of suck and die, and one hundred and five (105) pieces of suspected exol tablets, five (5) cutlasses, two (2) scissors, two (2) clubs (Gora) and Bulk of suspected charms.
According to a statement released by Waiya, during the operations, the Task Force recovered substantial quantities of cannabis sativa at some notorious drug joint in Zanzado, where the larger quantity of the substance was found.
Additionally, a delivery vehicle and five (5) cattle suspected to belong to an infamous drug dealer, were also seized at this location.
It said all the suspects arrested woud be charged to court upon completion of the investigation.
The success recorded in the two-day operations indicate a significant step in the ongoing efforts to combat thuggery and substance abuse in Kano State.
The composition of the committee which brought together combined security agencies and Government functionaries is dedicated to sanitizing the streets of Kano and restoring peace to the communities.
The Kano State Joint Task Force Committee remains steadfast and resolute in its mission to create a safer, drug-free and peaceful environment for the benefit of all the inhabitants in the State.