NCOS ARRESTS SUSPECT IN FOILED DRUG SMUGGLING AT KANO HIGH COURT
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By: Fasasi Hammad
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), Kano State Command, has arrested a 20-year-old man for allegedly attempting to smuggle Indian hemp into a custodial facility at the Kano High Court premises.
The development was confirmed in a statement issued on Thursday by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, CSC Musbahu Lawan-Kofarnasarawa.
According to the statement, the suspect, a resident of Tishama Hotoro Quarters, Kano, was apprehended by officers from the Goron Dutse Custodial Centre while inmates were being escorted to court for their hearings.
Officers reportedly found the suspect had concealed a substance believed to be Indian hemp inside a loaf of bread, which he allegedly intended to deliver to an inmate during court proceedings.
The statement further noted that the Controller of Corrections in the state, Ado Inuwa, has directed that the suspect be handed over to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for further investigation and potential prosecution.
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Inuwa commended the Officer-in-Charge of the Goron Dutse Custodial Centre, ACC Kafilu Abdullahi, and other officers involved for their professionalism, vigilance, and dedication in preventing the infiltration of illicit substances into custodial centres.
He reiterated the Service’s commitment to maintaining safe, secure, and drug-free correctional facilities across the state and urged members of the public, especially parents and guardians, to caution their wards against involvement in criminal activities.
Inuwa also reaffirmed the Nigerian Correctional Service’s mandate to reform, rehabilitate, and reintegrate offenders into society.
The Command recently foiled a similar attempt to smuggle illicit substances into a custodial centre, as part of ongoing efforts to curb crime and criminal activity within correctional facilities.
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