NDLEA uncovers drug caves, underground tunnels in Kano

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Kano Strategic Command has uncovered a web of caves and underground tunnels utilized for illicit cause activities successful the Rimin Kebe country of Kano State.

The find was disclosed successful a property merchandise issued connected May 6, 2026, by the command’s Public Relations Officer, Sadiq Muhammad Maigatari.

According to the statement, the operation, codenamed “Operation Sharar Mafaka”, was executed connected Monday, May 4, 2026, pursuing intelligence-gathering and sustained surveillance successful the area.

Operatives reportedly recovered aggregate caves constructed and modified by suspected cause dealers to service arsenic surviving quarters and organisation points. Some of the hideouts were furnished with household items, including mats, pillows, nutrient flasks, plates and cutlery, indicating prolonged concern and organised activity.

The connection added that definite tunnels appeared to beryllium nether construction, perchance linking antithetic hideouts underground.

Commander of the Kano Strategic Command, Dahiru Yahaya Lawal, said respective of the caves and tunnels person already been dismantled, with plans underway to demolish and unafraid the remaining structures.

“We volition proceed to prosecute these unscrupulous elements wherever they hide,” Lawal said. “Our committedness is unwavering. Those progressive successful illicit...