The Kaduna State Police Command has arrested a notorious drug courier and an illegal arms dealer in separate operations across the state.
Spokesperson of the Command, DSP Mansir Hassan, confirmed in a statement on Thursday that on September 29, 2025, police operatives, acting on credible intelligence, apprehended 30-year-old Franklin Ozo in Zaria.
He was caught in possession of 500 sachets of Exol tablets, worth millions of naira.
‘Preliminary investigation revealed that the illicit drugs were ordered for delivery to Kidandan and Giwa, where they were intended for the consumption of bandits,’ Hassan explained. ‘The suspect is currently in custody while investigations continue.’
On the same day, detectives from the Anti-Kidnapping Unit tracked and arrested another suspect, Alhaji Sani, popularly known as ‘Dan Gude,’ in Doka Ilu village of Giwa Local Government.
He was found with a fabricated AK-47 rifle, two rounds of live ammunition, and an AK-47 magazine.
Police say further investigation is ongoing to trace the source of the firearm and identify possible accomplices.
While the focus of the raids was on bandits’ supply lines, the command also recorded success in other fronts, including the arrest of three suspected child traffickers in Narayi, Kaduna, leading to the rescue of two children, and the recovery of 60 cows and 25 sheep stolen by rustlers with the assistance of a repentant bandit.