COVID-19 Team Intercepts Truckload of Marijuana, Nabs Suspects in Abuja
Operatives attached to the FCT Joint Task Force on Covid 19 restriction of inter-state movement team, posted at FCT-Kogi boundary in Abaji, intercepted a truck containing one hundred and seventy-four (174) bags of dried leaves suspected to be marijuana also know as Indian hemp.
2. The Chairman of the Task Force and Commisioner of Police FCT, CP Bala Ciroma while inspecting the recovered exhibits at the FCT Police Command Headquarters in Garki, commended the operatives for their vigilance. He also encourage them to sustain the tempo.
3. The intercepted truck was transporting the illicit drugs from Auchi (Edo state) to Zamfara state. The suspects used tiles to conceal the illicit drugs from being detected by security operatives.
4. The suspects arrested are: Muktar Abdullahi, Umar Adamu, Saidu Mohammed and Lawali Suleiman all male.
5. Meanwhile, following the directive by the Commissioner of Police FCT, the suspects arrested and the exhibits recovered have been handed over to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for further investigation and prosecution.
DSP Anjuguri Manzah
Police Public Relations Officer
FCT Police Command
Abuja
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Police Operatives Rewarded with N2m after Foiling Armed Robbery in Anambra
Today being Tuesday 9/6/2020 the Executive Governor of Anambra State His Excellency Chief Willie Obiano gave a cash reward of Two Million Naira (#2,000,000) to Police operatives who foiled the Robbery attack at Regina Caeli Junction along Enugu-Onitsha Expressway,Awka on the 8/6/2020 in order to boost their morale and encourage others to emulate them.
Similarly,the Governor’s wife Her Excellency *Chief Mrs Ebelechukwu Obiano*(Osodieme) equally donated Four bags of 50Kg Rice to the police operatives.
The Police operatives comprises of three Inspectors ,Four Sergeants and one Constable attached to Department of operations and MOPOL 29 PMF Awka.
Responding after presenting the cash to the affected officers who were given #250,000 Naira and 25Kg bag of rice each,the Commissioner of Police *CP John B.Abang,fdc* thanked His Excellency Governor Willie Obianor and his amiable wife for motivating the officers.The CP who said the gesture will go a long way in boosting the morale of the officers and encourage them to redouble their efforts.He further assured His Excellency and all “Ndi Anambra” that the Command under his watch will continue to enhance safety and security in the State and deny criminal elements the opportunities to perpetrate their dastardly acts in the State.
SP Haruna Mohammed
PPRO Anambra State Police Command,
For-Commissioner of Police Anambra State Command.
