Kano police arrest 2 husbands for complicity in drug trafficking through wives
Story from Hamzat Ibrahim ABAGA
The Kano State Police Command has arrested two husbands for their alleged complicity in the trafficking of cocaine to Saudi Arabia.
The husbands reported one Sharifat Abdullahi of Kuregen Sani Hotoro, Kano, a suspected female drug trafficker, to the police in June, but upon investigation, it was discovered that they were part of a courier arrangement in which their wives were detailed to deliver some quantity of cocaine to a particular lady at a Saudi Arabia airport.
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News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the women went to the holy land to perform the Hajj and were promised N1 million and N150,000 for the trip.
The principal suspect, Ms. Abdullahi, was later arrested and confessed that the two complainants were also part of the drug trafficking deal. The case has been transferred to the state office of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for further investigation.
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