Musa Na Allah Sokoto
The National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted a suspected transborder drugs pusher with Cocaine worth 1 Billion Naira
The Acting Commander, NDLEA Sokoto Office, Mr. Amos S Bamidele said the suspect, Timothy alias Auwalu Audu was arrested in Sokoto State while trying to cross to Algeria, where he resides, through the Niger Republic.
He was caught with 62 wraps of the substance carefully concealed in 2 Yoghurt battles weighing 1.550kg when officials of the NDLEA were on stop and search operation.
When paraded by the NDLEA officials, the suspect, Nkem Timothy confessed that it was his Nigerian friend that mocked him and lured him into the business of hard drugs with a promise to pay him 500 thousand Naira after delivery of the stuff to his Algerian syndicate.
The suspect further told the pressmen that he was into business of textile materials in Algeria where he makes little profit before being introduced to the Cocaine trade.
The Acting Commander, NDLEA Sokoto, however warned drug pushers to stay away from Sokoto as the command is ever ready to give them a hot chased.
He added that officers of the command have commenced investigation to unravel his sponsor and other members of the drug cartel.
