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FCT police nab bolt rider with hard drugs in Apo
FCT police nab bolt rider with hard drugs in Apo
By: Zagazola Makama
The Nigerian Police Force(NPF) FCT command has arrested a suspected drug transporter, Boniface Yakubu, 37, in possession of hard drugs at the NNPC Mega Station, Apo, Abuja.
According to police sources, he suspect, a Bolt rider from Nasarawa State, was arrested at about 6:05 p.m. on June 19 after operatives acted on credible intelligence.
“Boniface Yakubu was intercepted while riding a Qlink motorcycle. A search led to the recovery of five sachets of a substance suspected to be Canadian Loud, weighing approximately 32.05 grams,”said the sources.
The source added that during preliminary investigation, the suspect confessed that he was contacted by an unidentified individual to deliver the substance to a client.
The police said efforts are ongoing to trace and apprehend the principal drug peddlers behind the operation, adding that the case has since been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) for further investigation and prosecution.
FCT police nab bolt rider with hard drugs in Apo