Kano Correctional Service foils attempt to smuggle Indian hemp into prison

The Nigerian Correctional Service, Kano State Command, says it foiled each effort made to smuggle suspected Indian hemp into the Medium Security Custodial Centre, MSCC, Kurmawa, successful Kano.

The command’s Public Relations Officer, CSC Musbahu Kofarnassarawa, connected Monday successful Kano, successful a connection explained that the incidental took spot connected Sunday astatine astir noon, erstwhile a 40-year-old antheral allegedly attempted to propulsion a substance suspected to beryllium Indian hemp into the custodial centre.

Following their vigilance and punctual response, officers of Armed Squad Unit arrested the suspect, who resides successful January Quarters, Kano.

According to him, "The officers acted nether the supervision of the Commander of the Armed Squad Unit, CSC Usman M. Sale."

He further explained that the Controller of Corrections of the Kano State Command, Ahmed Yusuf-Lakpene, hailed the efforts of the officers for their vigilance, professionalism and committedness to maintaining information successful custodial facilities.

Yusuf-Lakpene reiterated the command’s zero-tolerance stance towards the smuggling of prohibited items into custodial centres, urging members of the nationalist to desist from attempts to present illicit substances and different prohibited materials into correctional facilities.

He said the fishy had been handed implicit to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, for further probe and ne...