The Troops of 6 Brigade Nigerian Army/ Sector 3 Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS), in conjunction with operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), have apprehended two persons suspected to fake Police officers with two Toyota Hilux Pick-Ups loaded with Cannabis.
Acting on credible intelligence, the troops alongside NDLEA personnel intercepted the two fake policemen at Takum Junction in Wukari Local Government Area of Taraba State. The suspects, who were dressed in mobile Police uniforms, were found with two Toyota Hilux vehicles loaded with substances suspected to be cannabis.
In a statement issued by Umar Muhammad, Acting Assistant Director, Army Public Relations 6 Brigade Nigerian Army, said preliminary investigation by the security agents revealed that none of the occupants are serving Policemen. The cannabis-laden vehicles were traced to have been loaded from Akure, Ondo State, and were heading towards Adamawa State before interception.
“One of the arrested suspects has been identified as Monday George, a 71 year old dismissed Police ASP, and the other as Ezeugo Destiny Uche, 41 years old. The occupants of the second Hilux abandoned the vehicle and fled the scene on sighting the troops”, the statement revealed.
BusinessDay also gathered that, a total of 1,134 blocks of cannabis were recovered from the two vehicles, while both the suspects and the recovered exhibits had been handed over to the NDLEA office in Wukari for further investigation and prosecution.
