Police arrest man for using 9-year-old boy to traffic drugs in Bauchi

The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a 32-year-old man, Samuel Ogochukwu, from Imo State, for allegedly utilizing a nine-year-old lad to transport illicit drugs successful an effort to evade information operatives.

The bid disclosed this successful a connection issued by its spokesperson, SP Nafiu Habib, connected Wednesday, October 28, 2026.

According to the statement, the fishy was arrested with 17 sachets of Tramadol, 5 sachets of D5 and 5 sachets of different unidentified drug.

The constabulary said the fishy allegedly admitted to trafficking the substances and utilizing the nine-year-old lad to transport them successful bid to debar detection by information personnel.

He reportedly claimed that helium engaged successful the amerciable enactment to rise wealth to attraction for his ailing mother.

The bid revealed that the fishy remains successful constabulary custody arsenic investigations into the lawsuit continue.

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