Army Corporal, 4 others held over possession of Indian hemp
Police in Jigawa State have arrested a Corporal in the Nigerian Army allegedly found in possession of 169 blocks of substances suspected to be Indian hemp. He was picked up alongside four accomplices in Ringim Local Government Area of the state. The state Commissioner of Police, Bala Zama Sanchi, while parading the suspects, said they […]
Photo of the army Corporal and his accomplices
Police in Jigawa State have arrested a Corporal in the Nigerian Army allegedly found in possession of 169 blocks of substances suspected to be Indian hemp. He was picked up alongside four accomplices in Ringim Local Government Area of the state.
The state Commissioner of Police, Bala Zama Sanchi, while parading the suspects, said they were arrested by the men of Operation Puff Adder, while on patrol, adding that luck ran out on them when the vehicle conveying them was involved in an accident.
He said when the police arrived the scene of the accident, they only met the Corporal, who was in camouflage uniform and that a search conducted on the vehicle showed that it was loaded with Indian hemp.
The CP further stated that the Corporal, who was believed to have deserted the Service while serving in the war-torn North-eastern part of the country, was in the vehicle to give escort to the consignment which was billed for delivery in the border town of Maigatari.
He said the suspect who claimed ignorance of the nature of the consignment in the vehicle, told the police that the car belonged to one Alhaji Abubakar.
Two others, Nurah Mohammed and Abubakar Ahmed of Gawo quarters in Gumel town of Gumel LGA, were also arrested by the police at the scene of the accident. The police commissioner added that upon interrogation the suspect confessed to have been at the accident spot to look for the plate number of a vehicle earlier involved in an accident.
Speaking to journalists, the Corporal, Muzambilu Abdullahi, insisted that he did not know that the vehicle contained illicit drugs. He further stated that he deserted the Army about a year ago.