The Kano State Joint Task Force Committee on Peace Restoration and Youth Rehabilitation has embarked on a massive operation against thuggery and substance abuse in the state.
The two-day operation, held on March 13 and 14, targeted notorious areas, which include Yakasai, Kofar Mata, Zango, Zage, Zanzado, Rimi Market, Shahuchi Park, Kano Line, Sharada, Ja’en, Dan Agundi, and neighbouring areas.
The Commissioner of Information and Internal Affairs, Comrade Ibrahim Abdullahi Waiya, who also doubles as the committee’s Public Relations Officer, made the confirmation in a statement issued on Sunday.
He said, “The task force under the leadership of the Commissioner of Science and Technology, Dr Yusuf Kofar Mata, arrested 53 suspects and recovered different illicit items, including, three parcels and 50 wraps of cannabis sativa, codeine syrup and rubber solution.”
Other recovered illicit items included 105 suspected exol tablets, five cutlasses, two scissors, two clubs, and a bulk of suspected charms.
The statement further disclosed that the committee also apprehended five cattle suspected to belong to a notorious drug dealer.
The committee, led by Dr Yusuf Ibrahim Kofar Mata, is committed to sanitising Kano’s streets and restoring peace to the communities.
Waiya noted that all the suspects would be charged in court upon completion of the investigation.
“The success of the operation is attributed to the collaboration between the task force and other security agencies,” Waiya emphasised.
The operation marks a significant step in combating thuggery and substance abuse in Kano State, noted the commissioner.
