Fake police officers arrested with vehicles carrying cannabis in Taraba
Troops of the 6 Brigade Nigerian Army/Sector 3 Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS), in conjunction with operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), have arrested two fake police officers with two Hilux vehicles loaded with cannabis. Acting on credible intelligence, troops and NDLEA personnel intercepted and apprehended the two fake policemen at Takum Junction […]
Troops of the 6 Brigade Nigerian Army/Sector 3 Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS), in conjunction with operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), have arrested two fake police officers with two Hilux vehicles loaded with cannabis.
Acting on credible intelligence, troops and NDLEA personnel intercepted and apprehended the two fake policemen at Takum Junction in Wukari Local Government Area.
The suspects, who were dressed in Mobile Police uniforms, were found with two Toyota Hilux vehicles loaded with substances suspected to be cannabis.
The Acting Assistant Director Army Public Relations, 6 Brigade Nigerian Army, Jalingo, Lieutenant Umar Mohammed, said preliminary investigation revealed that none of the occupants are serving policemen.
He stated that the cannabis-laden vehicles were traced to have been loaded from Akure in Ondo State and were heading towards Adamawa State.
Lieutenant Umar explained that one of the arrested suspects has been identified as Monday George, a 71-year-old dismissed Police ASP, and the other as Ezeugo Destiny Uche, 41 years old.
The occupants of the second Hilux, he added, abandoned the vehicle and fled the scene upon sighting the troops.
“A total of 1,134 blocks of cannabis were recovered from the two vehicles. Both the suspects and the recovered exhibits have been handed over to the NDLEA office in Wukari for further investigation and prosecution,” he said.
The Army spokesman said the Commander 6 Brigade Nigerian Army, Brigadier General Kingsley Chidiebere Uwa, commended the troops and the NDLEA operatives for their synergy and resilience, while reaffirming the Brigade’s commitment to ensuring that Taraba State remains unsafe for criminals and drug traffickers.