The Police in Kano have arrested a 52-year-old man, Hamisu Mamuda, for attempting to smuggle 12 parcel nylon bags of dried leaves suspected to be Indian Hemp into Kurmawa Correctional Centre.
The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Abdullahi Haruna confirmed the arrest of the suspect in a statement, a copy of which was made available to The Punch on Monday.
According to Haruna, the suspect who is a resident of Samegu Quarters, Kumbotso local government area, was apprehended by personnel of the Correctional Centre on Saturday, 27th April 2024.
“On 27th April 2024, personnel of the Nigeria Correctional Service attached to Kurmawa Correctional Centre arrested one Hamisu Mamuda of Samegu Quarters, Kumbotso LGA, Kano State in possession of twelve (12) Nylon bags of Dried Leaves Suspected to be Indian Hemp wrapped in his jacket in an attempt to smuggle it into the Correctional Centre with intent to sell it to inmates.
“The suspect also confessed to the crime and is currently cooling his feet at the Command’s Criminal Investigation Department (CID) for discreet investigation,” Haruna said.
Similarly, he said the Police have arrested one Sadam Mu’azu, popularly known as “Badoo” aged 33 years of Tukuntawa Quarters in Kano Metropolis.
He said the arrest followed receipt of reports of public outcry by Tukuntawa Quarters and adjoining communities on his activities of receiving supply of illicit drugs and cannabis especially from Eastern parts of the country and distributing them to youths including housewives.
Haruna said the suspect has been in the wanted list of the command for a long time to curtail illicit drugs and related cases in Kano.
“The success to which the arrest was made was as a result of painstaking surveillance and community partnership initiative of the Commissioner of Police, CP Usaini Gumel, who instructed dedicated teams of detectives led by Officer in Charge of Anti Daba Unit of the Command, SP Hussaini Gimba in conjunction with DPO Sharada Division, CSP Bilyaminu Bello to ensure the arrest of the suspect with all his associates.
“This dedication led to his arrest on the 22nd April, 2024, and eight (08) other members of his network. Exhibits recovered include Eleven (11) parcels of dried leaves suspected to be Indian Hemp, a cutlass, five (5) motorcycles that are being used for sales and distribution facilities.
“The sum of one hundred and eleven thousand, and five hundred naira (N111,500:00) in different denominations suspected to be proceeds of crime was also recovered,” the PPRO said.
While appreciating the community partnership team-work for the successes recorded in the arrest and investigation of “Badoo” and his accomplices, Gumel also commended the personnel of Kurmawa Correctional Centre for ensuring the safety of the inmates.
