The Kano State Command of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency on Thursday disclosed that it secured the conviction of 22 drug dealers in the state in July 2024.
The agency’s commander Abubakar Idris-Ahmad confirmed the convictions to journalists on Thursday, calling the achievement a significant win in the agency’s war against illegal drug misuse and trafficking.
Idris-Ahmad said, “Out of the 22 drug dealers convicted, one Abubakar Mu’azu’s arrest resulted in an altercation during which he stabbed an NDLEA officer.”
“Mu’azu was charged to court and sentenced to three years in a correctional centre, while the other convicts were sentenced to various terms of imprisonment.
The narcotics commander said that the command would continue the fight against drug trafficking and abuse and prosecute those culpable.
