A state agency has praised residents of the Bajallabe community in Kano metropolis after reportedly rejecting a ₦10 million bribe and exposing an alleged drug trafficking network in the neighbourhood.
The state’s Multi-Agency Task Force on Drug Abuse and Illicit Substances’ spokesperson, Lamara Garba, in a statement, said the incident happened on Tuesday when community members noticed a Volkswagen Golf vehicle loaded with suspected illicit substances, alongside a motorcycle, near a residential building.
Suspicious of the vehicle’s contents, residents approached the driver for clarification. In a desperate bid to evade scrutiny, Garba said the suspect allegedly offered a ₦10 million inducement to community representatives and local vigilantes.
He said the offer was swiftly rejected, with the residents insisting on turning the case over to the proper authorities.
“To avert potential violence as tension escalated at the scene, the local vigilante chairman alerted both the task force and the Rijiyar Zaki Police Division. Police personnel arrived promptly, secured the vehicle and motorcycle, and took the suspects into custody for preliminary investigation.
