Man jumps from 2-storey building as NDLEA raids drug dealers’ hideouts

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have nabbed a suspected drug dealer despite jumping from a two-storey building at the Audu Bako Secretariat in Kano. The suspect, who was desperate to evade arrest was subsequenbtly apprehended during an ongoing statewide enforcement exercise under Operation Sharar Mafaka. Weekend Trust reports that Operation Sharar […]

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have nabbed a suspected drug dealer despite jumping from a two-storey building at the Audu Bako Secretariat in Kano.

The suspect, who was desperate to evade arrest was subsequenbtly apprehended during an ongoing statewide enforcement exercise under Operation Sharar Mafaka.

Weekend Trust reports that Operation Sharar Mafaka is a coordinated campaign aimed at dismantling drug hubs and restoring order across Kano metropolis.

NDLEA officers stormed parts of the secretariat to flush out suspected illicit activities when the suspect, upon sighting the operatives, attempted to flee by leaping from the second floor.

According to a statement by the Command’s spokesman, Sadiq Maigatari, the suspect was swiftly overpowered, with a quantity of cannabis sativa recovered from him at the scene.

The suspect, identified as a car washer, reportedly confessed to having been involved in the illicit drug trade for about two years.