The Nigerian Correctional Service has arrested a 40-year-old man, Nura Mohammed, for allegedly attempting to smuggle cannabis into the Kurmawa Correctional Centre in Kano State.
The service’s public relations officer in Kano State, Musbahu Lawan Kofar Nassarawa, disclosed this in a statement.
According to the statement, Mohammed, a resident of Janguza area, allegedly attempted to throw a substance suspected to be cannabis into the correctional facility at about 12 noon.
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It said correctional officers on duty spotted the suspect and arrested him before he could successfully smuggle the substance into the facility.
The statement added that the suspect had been handed over to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for further investigation and necessary action.
