Police raid criminal black spots, arrest 63 suspects, recover illicit drugs in Yobe

The Yobe State Police Command has arrested 63 suspects and recovered a cache of illicit drugs and unsafe weapons during a coordinated raid connected transgression hideouts successful Damaturu metropolis.

The Command disclosed this successful a connection issued connected Monday by its Public Relations Officer, SP Dungus Abdulkarim, noting that the cognition was carried retired connected 12th July, 2026 by the Area Commander, Damaturu Area Command.

“Personnel from ‘A’, ‘B’ and ‘C’ Divisions were mobilized to raid identified transgression achromatic spots wrong the authorities superior arsenic portion of the Command’s sustained run against illicit cause trafficking and substance abuse.

“The cognition covered Mass Transit, Family Support, Zango CMC, Finance, Nayinawa Primary School, Jerusalem Ajayi, Moduri, and Sunday Market.

“A full of sixty-three (63) suspects, including 8 (8) women, were arrested during the exercise,” the Command said.

According to the Command, items recovered see Tramadol tablets, Valium-5 tablets, 9 Pentazocine injections, a liquid solution popularly known arsenic “Sholi”, different liquid substance commonly referred to arsenic “Suck and Die,” suspected Indian hemp, arsenic good arsenic axes and different unsafe items.

The suspects are presently undergoing probe arsenic those recovered culpable volition beryllium charged to tribunal for prosecution successful accordance with the law.

The Commissioner of Police, Usman Kanfani Jibrin, ...