Operatives of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Kano State have arrested a 25-year-old drug suspect, Musa Usman for allegedly stabbing one of its officer.
Usman, was arrested alongside with his accomplice, Buhari Ya’u Bashir, 24, during one of the agency’s operation in Rahama Round, Bebeji Local Government Area of Kano State.
Reacting to the incident, the Public Relations Officer for the agency in the state, Muhammad Maigatari, said the officials on the operation team seized various quantities of illicit substances from the suspects.
Some of the substances, Maigatari said include 1.1 kilograms (wraps) of cannabis sativa, 8 grams (38 tablets) of diazepam, and 59 grams (165 tablets) of Exol.
According to the statement, Usman while attempting to resist arrest, attacked the officers on operation resulting to the stabbing of one of them.
Condemning the attack on the officer, Abubakar Ahmad, the NDLEA command in the state, said the agency would not relent in purging Kano of the use and trade of illicit substances.
“Attacks on law enforcement officers in the line of duty will not deter us from carrying out our mandate to rid society of the scourge of drug abuse and trafficking,” Ahmad said.
He also stated that the suspect are currently being held in custody and will facing prosecution by the NDLEA for drug-related offences and assault on an officer.
