NDLEA Arrests Policeman, Immigration Officer, Traditional Rulers For Offences
Segun Akanni, Toronto, Canada 
No fewer than 137 suspected drugs abusers have been arrested in Jigawa State, by the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).
It was learnt that two security agents, a policeman and an immigration personnel, two civil servants and two traditional leaders are on the list.
This was revealed by the NDLEA State Commandant, Hajiya Maryam, while parading the suspects at the agency’s headquarters in Dutse, the state capital.
According to Maryam, the suspects were arrested in a two weeks joint operations carried out in Dutse, Kazaure, Hadejia, Babura, Gumel, Birnin Kudu local government areas.
She explained that during the raid, 132 males and 2 females were arrested, out of which 25 are students of various institutions.
“Out of the number, two are public servants (police and immigration), 2 civil servants and two traditional leaders.”
The agency said 2.559 kg of psychotropic substances, with accumulated grant total of 5.974 kg of various drugs worth millions of naira were seized.
