By Bashir Bello
KANO — The Kano State Joint Task Force Committee on Peace Restoration and Youth Rehabilitation, on Saturday, said it has arrested no fewer than 53 suspected thugs and drug dealers in the state.
The Chairman of the committee, Dr. Yusuf Ibrahim, said the arrest followed a raid carried out on the hideouts of the thugs and drug dealers.
Dr. Ibrahim in a statement by the Committee’s Public Relations Officer, SP Abdullahi Haruna listed hideouts it raided to include, Yakasai, Kofar Mata, Zango, Zage, Zanzado, Rimi Market, Shahuchi Park, Kano Line, Sharada, Ja’in, Dan Agundi and neighboring Areas.
According to him, “Between 13th and 14th of March, 2025, the Kano State Joint Task Force Committee on Peace Restoration and Youth Rehabilitation under the leadership of Dr. Yusuf Ibrahim Kofar Mata conducted targeted clearance operations in Yakasai, Kofar Mata, Zango, Zage, Zanzado, Rimi Market, Shahuchi Park, Kano Line, Sharada, Ja’in, Dan Agundi and Neighboring Areas.
“The intelligence-led operations which were conducted at criminal hideout and black spots resulted in the arrest of fifty-three (53) suspected thugs and drug dealers.
“Furthermore, during the operation, the Task Force recovered substantial quantities of cannabis sativa at a known 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 a known drug dealer, were also seized at this location.
“Others items recovered include the following: 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.
“All the suspects arrested will be charged to court upon completion of the investigation.
“The success recorded in the two-day operations shows a significant step in the ongoing efforts to combat thuggery and substance abuse in Kano State.
“The composition of the committee which brought together combine 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,” the statement however reads.
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