Dangote Truck Full Of Cannabis Intercepted By Police

On Thursday, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police announced that it had intercepted a Dangote truck conveying at least 100 bags of dried leaves believed to be cannabis.

The Zuba Divisional Police Headquarters’ officers received reliable intelligence, which led to the truck’s interception, according to a statement from the FCT Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Josephine Adeh.

According to DSP Josephine, Sani Muhamed, a 26-year-old male resident of Kano State, and Ahmed Usman, a 32-year-old male resident of Ondo State, were the suspects caught with the substances.

She stated that the suspects “were arrested by the Command’s Operational Assets attached to the Zuba Divisional Police Headquarters following prompt reaction on the heels of actionable intelligence from Inspection Officers of the Dangote Group of Company fleets strategically positioned for control and management of the fleets of trucks at intermittent locations.

“Upon the arrest, the suspects stated their involvements in the criminal conspiracy and the illegal possession of prohibited substances and affirmed the illegal commodity is worth about 10 million naira while they were contracted and promised about Four hundred thousand naira (400,000) each.

“An effort is ongoing to arrest fleeing members of the suspected criminal syndicate while the suspects and exhibits will be transferred to the National Drug Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) upon the conclusion of the investigation.”

This is the second of such a case in less than three months, according to a statement from the FCT Command Commissioner of Police, CP Babaji Sunday, who raised alarm over the high rate of drug and substance abuse.

The CP emphasized that drug abuse is one of the major contributors to a wide range of crimes and criminalities in the FCT and other regions of the country.

He stated that in order to reduce the threat of drug and substance abuse in the Territory to the absolute minimum, the Command would continue to collaborate closely with the NDLEA.