No fewer than 103 suspects have been arrested by the Borno State Police Command in a serious clampdown on thuggery, drug peddling, and different social vices in Maiduguri metropolis.
The arrests have been made throughout coordinated township patrols and raid operations carried out by the Rapid Response Squad’s Social Vices Unit between October 29 and November 2, 2026.
In a press release on Tuesday, the Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Nahum Kenneth Daso, mentioned the operation was carried out on the orders of the Commissioner of Police, Naziru Abdulmajid, and concerned operatives of the Command working with different safety businesses.
According to him, the staff stormed a number of flashpoints and black spots throughout town, together with Gwange, Santiago, Texaco, Ajari, Budum, Shehuri, Bulabulin, Baga Road, Polo, Damboa Road, Giwa Barracks space, Jiddari and Moduganari.
He disclosed that these arrested have been linked to varied offences starting from public nuisance to drug-related crimes and illegal possession of weapons.
“Screening of the suspects is ongoing, with a promise that these discovered culpable shall be prosecuted in accordance with the legislation”, Daso famous.
He mentioned objects recovered in the course of the operations embrace 889 wraps of Indian hemp, 104 wraps of Erinmo, 7 packs of Colorado, 2 portions of methamphetamine, popularly referred to as ice, 8 bottles of Codeine syrup, 266 tablets of D5, and 11 rounds of stay ammunition.
Other reveals recovered are 13 tablets of Diazepam, 11 tablets of Tramadol, 7 capsules of Tramadol, 300 capsules of Exole, 4 ice bunkers, 1 bottle of Methylene Chloride, 4 sharp knives, 1 cutlass, 1 axe, 3 units of Shisha pots and 11 items of ice bulbs.
The Commissioner of Police in the state, Naziru Abdulmajid, lauded his males for what he described as dedication, vigilance and a proactive strategy to sustaining public security, whereas assuring residents of sustained intelligence-driven raids to dismantle legal networks.
“The Command stays dedicated to sustaining intelligence-led operations, intensifying the combat towards illicit drug actions and dismantling legal hideouts and networks able to threatening public peace and safety”, the CP reaffirmed.
He additionally urged the general public to proceed to help the police with credible data to assist crime prevention in the state.
