The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), Kano State Command, has arrested a 20-year-old man for allegedly attempting to smuggle Indian hemp concealed inside a loaf of bread into a custodial facility.
The arrest was disclosed in a statement issued on Thursday by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, CSC Musbahu Lawan-Kofarnasarawa.
According to the statement, the suspect, a resident of Tishama Hotoro Quarters in Kano, was apprehended by officers of the Goron Dutse Custodial Centre while inmates were being escorted to the Kano High Court for various hearings.
He was said to have hidden a substance suspected to be cannabis inside bread, with the intention of handing it over to an inmate during court proceedings.
The statement added that the Controller of Corrections in Kano State, Ado Inuwa, has ordered that the suspect be handed over to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for further investigation and possible prosecution.
Inuwa commended the Officer-in-Charge of Goron Dutse Custodial Centre, ACC Kafilu Abdullahi, and his team for their vigilance and professionalism in preventing the infiltration of illicit substances into the facility.
He reiterated the Service’s commitment to maintaining safe, secure and drug-free custodial centres across the state.
The controller also urged parents and guardians to caution their wards against engaging in criminal activities, stressing that the NCoS remains focused on its mandate of reforming, rehabilitating and reintegrating offenders into society.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the command recently foiled a similar attempt to smuggle illicit substances into a custodial centre.
