Yobe Police arrests drug Baron

Yobe Police arrests drug Baron

By: Yahaya Wakili

In its efforts to combat crimes across the state, the Yobe State Police Command has arrested a suspected drug baron and recovered eight cartons of assorted illicit drugs and one and a half Ghana-Must-Go bags containing tramadol and Exzol tablets.

This was disclosed by the Commissioner of Police, Yobe State Command, CP Usman Kanfani Jibrin psc, mspsp, SM, ICM, while addressing members of the journalists at the Command Headquarters, Damaturu.

The command also successfully uncovered a suspected drug warehouse in Potiskum as well as 835,500, suspected to be proceeds of illicit drug trafficking.

“Despite violent resistance from members of the criminal syndicate, police operatives successfully repelled the attack and are intensifying efforts to apprehend fleeing accomplices,” CP Usman Kanfani Jibrin said.

He revealed that the command recorded 407 criminal cases, comprising 31 murder cases, 35 rape cases, 8 kidnapping cases, 11 armed robbery cases, and 322 other offenses, and, in addition, a total of 448 suspects were arrested for various offenses.

The commissioner further said the command secured 152 convictions, while 127 cases are currently before competent courts, 69 cases remain pending, 17 case files are awaiting legal advice, and 42 cases resulted in acquittals.

According to the CP Jibrin, the command also arrested a suspected kidnapping kingpin and armed robbery suspect who had been on the command’s watchlist for allegedly threatening victims and demanding huge ransom payments.

“The suspect is believed to have operated across Yobe, Bauchi, and Gombe states, while investigation continues to arrest other members of the criminal network,” the commissioner added.

Yobe Police arrests drug Baron