Kano State Commandant of NDLEA, Alhaji Hamza Umar, told newsmen today that the suspects were arrested in a brand new escort vehicle with police colour, siren, pilot plate number and in possession of two police caps.
According to him, the men who were arrested while blaring the siren and pretending to be police officers, were conveying 715 kilograms of Indian Hemp to Yobe.
Umar said: “During investigation by our officers, we discovered that the suspects were from Edo State, while their destination was Gashua, in Yobe State.
“The two suspects who were arrested along with 715 kilograms of Indian Hemp disclosed to us that they normally convey such exhibits once a month."
He added that “if those people had succeeded in their mission to their destination, Yobe where the issue of insecurity is a major concern, only God knows what would have happened”.
One of the suspects confessed that he was offered N200,000 to convey the Indian hemp to Gashua.
Meanwhile, the command has also arrested a lorry with Ebonyi State Government plate number on its way to Libya through Kano, loaded with 64 kilograms of Indian Hemp hidden in fish packs.
“We are still investigating the suspects and i assure you we are getting more information from them that will assist us in getting the real owner of the exhibit.
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