{"id":147779,"date":"2025-08-13T14:52:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T13:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepublicpulse.ng\/?p=147779"},"modified":"2025-08-13T14:52:00","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T13:52:00","slug":"in-kano-ndlea-arrests-49-suspects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepublicpulse.ng\/?p=147779","title":{"rendered":"NDLEA Arrests 49 Suspects in Kano Operations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NDLEA Arrests 49 Suspects in Kano Operations<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Kano Strategic Command has arrested 49 suspects for various drug-related offences following coordinated raids across the state.<\/p>\n<p>The Command\u2019s Public Relations Officer, Mr. Sadiq Muhammad-Maigatari, said in a statement on Wednesday that the arrests were made during operations carried out on August 7 and 8 as part of intensified efforts to combat drug trafficking and abuse.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, 34 suspects were apprehended at known drug flashpoints, including Massallacin Idi, Fagge Plaza, Kofar Mata, Kofar Wambai, Kofar Dan\u2019agundi, Makabartar Dan\u2019agundi, Ladanai, Zage, and Tashar Rimi at Rimi Market. Another 15 suspects were arrested during raids at Kano Line Motor Park and Tashar Rami Motor Park in Na\u2019ibawa.<\/p>\n<p>Items recovered from the suspects include cannabis sativa, Pregabalin, diazepam, codeine syrup, Rohypnol, \u201csuck and die,\u201d rubber solution, and locally made weapons.<\/p>\n<p>NDLEA State Commander, Mr. Abubakar Idris-Ahmad, said the operation aimed to dismantle drug joints and disrupt the supply networks of dealers operating in Kano.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSince the upgrade of NDLEA operations in Kano to a strategic command level, there has been a marked increase in both the effectiveness and reach of our work,\u201d Idris-Ahmad noted. He commended NDLEA Chairman and Chief Executive, Retired Brig.-Gen. Mohamed Buba-Marwa, for his steadfast leadership and support.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBuba-Marwa\u2019s commitment to a drug-free society inspires our team to pursue our mission with renewed determination,\u201d he added, warning drug traffickers to desist or face the full weight of the law.<\/p>\n<p>The commander reaffirmed NDLEA\u2019s resolve to protect the public from the dangers of drug abuse and trafficking, stating that investigations are ongoing and the suspects will be prosecuted upon completion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NDLEA Arrests 49 Suspects in Kano Operations &nbsp; The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Kano Strategic Command has arrested 49 suspects for various drug-related offences following coordinated raids across the state. The Command\u2019s Public Relations Officer, Mr. Sadiq Muhammad-Maigatari, said in a statement on Wednesday that the arrests were made during operations carried out [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":147780,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[79,18,424],"tags":[2012,2013,246],"class_list":{"0":"post-147779","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-economy","8":"category-news","9":"category-security","10":"tag-coordinated-raids","11":"tag-kano-strategic-command","12":"tag-ndlea"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>NDLEA Arrests 49 Suspects in Kano Operations - The Public Pulse<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Kano Strategic Command has arrested 49 suspects for various drug-related\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/thepublicpulse.ng\/?p=147779\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"NDLEA Arrests 49 Suspects in Kano Operations - The Public Pulse\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Kano Strategic Command has arrested 49 suspects for various drug-related\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/thepublicpulse.ng\/?p=147779\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"The Public Pulse\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-08-13T13:52:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/thepublicpulse.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1753245516.jpeg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"787\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"450\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Njoku G. 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