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The police in Borno have arrested 103 suspects in a major clampdown on thuggery, drug peddling, and other social vices in Maiduguri metropolis.
This is contained in a statement issued by the Borno Police Command’s Spokesman, ASP Nahum Daso, on Tuesday in Maiduguri.
Daso said the arrests were made during coordinated township patrols and raids conducted by the Police Rapid Response Squad (RRS) Social Vices Unit and other security agencies.
“The operations, carried out on the directives of the Commissioner of Police, CP Naziru Abdulmajid, targeted identified crime-prone areas and security hotspots across the metropolis.
“These areas are Gwange, Santiago, Texaco, Ajari, Gadan Zare, Budum, Shehuri, Bulabulin, Abbaganaram, Baga Road and Gidan Dambe.
“Others are Mairi, Kuwait, Bakari, Zanneri, Polo, Kaleri, Damboa Road, Circular and Moduganari,” he said.
He said the suspects were arrested for offences bordering on public nuisance, possession and sale of illicit drugs, as well as possession of dangerous weapons.
Daso said preliminary screening and investigations are ongoing, and those found culpable would be prosecuted in accordance with the law.
The recovered exhibits, he said, are 889 wraps of ”Indian hemp”, 104 wraps of Erinmo, seven packs of Colorado, methamphetamine, eight bottles of codeine syrup, 266 tablets of D5, 300 capsules of Exole and various quantities of other controlled substances.
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Other items recovered are four sharp knives, a cutlass, an axe, 11 rounds of live ammunition, four ice bunkers, three Shisha pots and 11 ice bulbs.
Reacting to the arrests, the CP commended the operatives and collaborating security agencies for their commitment and vigilance.
Abdulmajid reaffirmed the command’s resolve to sustain intelligence-led operations, intensify the fight against illicit drugs and dismantle criminal hideouts and networks.
He urged residents to provide credible and timely information on suspicious activities and criminal hideouts to support ongoing efforts to protect lives and property. (NAN)
