The Jigawa State Police Command has arrested at least 20 suspects and seized about 24,000 pieces of illicit drugs in a series of intelligence-led operations carried out across the state.
The development was disclosed in a statement issued on Friday in Dutse, the state capital, and signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Shi’isu Adam. He said the successes were achieved through credible intelligence gathering, routine patrols, and timely information provided by law-abiding residents.
According to the police spokesperson, at about 8:10 p.m. on Thursday, operatives acting on reliable intelligence arrested a 33-year-old suspect, Tukur Abdulmumin of Hotoro Quarters, Kano State, at Danladi village in Sule Tankarkar Local Government Area.
Adam revealed that Abdulmumin was found in possession of 24,000 tablets of Exol, estimated to be worth ₦1.2 million. He added that a second suspect, Adamu Babangida, 42, from the same address, was also arrested during preliminary investigations.
He explained that the suspects were intercepted while allegedly transporting the drugs from Kano State on a motorcycle with the intention of distributing them. The case has since been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department in Dutse for further investigation and prosecution.
In a related operation, the police spokesperson said that on January 12, operatives attached to the ‘B’ Division in Hadejia arrested a 25-year-old suspect, Usman Isah, of Musari village in Guri Local Government Area, following a tip-off.
He said the suspect was intercepted with a red Kasea motorcycle suspected to have been stolen, adding that investigations revealed that the motorcycle was stolen on January 9, 2026, in Hadejia town.
Adam further revealed that the suspect was also linked to another motorcycle theft committed on January 4, 2026, while the rightful owner of the recovered motorcycle had been identified in Kasuwar Kuda Quarters, Hadejia.
The police spokesman also said that on January 11, 2026, at about 4:30am, a patrol team from Guri Division intercepted a dark blue Golf 3 Wagon with Imo State registration number, conveying five occupants and two cows suspected to have been stolen.
He listed the suspects as Abdu Dindo, Yakubu Janare, Isah Yahaya, Abdullahi Hassan, and Muhd Dori, all from Jakusko LGA of Yobe State, noting that they were transferred to the SCID, Dutse, for discreet investigation.
Adam also disclosed that on the same January 11, 2026, a resident of Kano State, Mujahid Rashid, reported at Yalwawa Division that he was robbed by a tricycle driver and two passengers after returning from Bauchi State.
He said the victim was dispossessed of two laptops, two cameras, a mobile phone, and clothes, adding that swift police action led to the arrest of a suspect connected to the robbery, while efforts were ongoing to arrest other accomplices and recover the stolen items.