NDLEA uncovers drug caves in Kano

By Maduabuchi Nmeribeh/Kano

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Kano Strategic Command, has discovered and begun dismantling a series of caves and subterranean hideouts in the Rimin Kebe area of Kano state.

The caves were being used for illicit drug consumption and trade.

Acting on intelligence and sustained surveillance under the recently launched “Operation Sharar Mafaka,” operatives of the Kano Command moved into the notorious Rimin Kebe enclave last Monday.

On arrival, officers confirmed the existence of multiple caves constructed and adapted by drug dealers as living and trading spaces.

Several sites were found furnished and provisioned—some set up as rooms and parlours with mats, pillows, food flasks, plates and cutlery—indicating sustained occupation and regular unlawful activities.

Other caves and tunnels observed appear to be under construction and may provide underground links between hideouts.

Commander Dahiru Yahaya Lawal directed operatives to dislodge several sites of the built caves and tunnels.

The agency is planning to demolish the caves and secure remaining hideouts within the area.

The operation forms part of the command’s intensified effort to rid Kano of illicit drug use and trade.

“We will continue to pursue these unscrupulous elements wherever they hide.

“Our commitment is unwavering: those who remain in the illicit trade should consider exiting now. We have come to stay until Kano is free from illicit drug use and trade,” said Lawal.

The operation is being carried out in line with the directive of the NDLEA Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, Brigadier General Mohamed Buba Marwa (retd), to pursue drug networks in every nook and cranny of the agency’s jurisdiction.

The NDLEA Kano Command called on members of the public to report any suspicious activity or locations to its local offices without hesitation.

NDLEA maintained that timely information from residents remain critical to proactively curbing the menace of substance abuse in Kano State.