According to the Agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, who shared details via X (formerly Twitter) on Friday, the operation led to the arrest of 19 suspects and the recovery of various quantities of illicit substances from the underground hideouts.
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have uncovered and dismantled a network of caves and tunnels allegedly used by criminal elements for illicit drug use, trade, and storage in the Rimin Kebe area of Kano State, in what officials described as a significant breakthrough in the ongoing anti-narcotics campaign.
According to the Agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, who shared details via X (formerly Twitter) on Friday, the operation led to the arrest of 19 suspects and the recovery of various quantities of illicit substances from the underground hideouts.
Babafemi noted that the discovery revealed a concealed criminal infrastructure operating beneath the surface, describing the environment as highly unusual and alarming.
“These videos and pictures capture the moment Nigerian Drug Law Enforcement Agency officers uncovered and dismantled a network of caves and tunnels used by criminal elements for illicit drug use, trade and storage at Rimin Kebe area of Kano where 19 suspects were arrested and various quantities of illicit substances recovered,” he said.
