Police recover cannabis and arrest three suspects after discovering a cultivation site behind their residence in Nasarawa.
The Nasarawa State Command of the Nigerian Police Force, has apprehended no fewer than three suspects and recovered large quantities of leaves believed to be cannabis, including freshly harvested leaves allegedly taken from a garden.
In a statement signed by the command’s Police Public Relations Officer, SP Ramhan Nansel, and obtained by our correspondent in Lafia, the state capital.
According to him, the command also recovered quantities of dry and fresh leaves suspected to be Indian hemp in Keana Local Government Area of the state.
Those suspects arrested are identified as Aondaver Dominic, Sylvanus Umoor and Peter Tar, were arrested on October 22, 2026, at about 1:00 p.m. by operatives attached to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Lafia, during an anti-crime patrol.
Nansel, however, explained that the operation took place at Sabongida Bature and Gidan Kparev villages in Kadarko, where the operatives were led to a hideout where marijuana was allegedly sold and consumed.
He maintained that the suspects attempted to flee upon sighting the operatives, but were apprehended and quantities of dry leaves suspected to be Indian hemp were recovered.
The command’s spokesperson disclosed that investigation led operatives to a garden behind the suspects’ residence where marijuana was allegedly being cultivated, with freshly harvested leaves recovered from the garden.
He stated that all recovered exhibits had been secured for further investigation.
In the same vein, the Commissioner of Police, CP Shetima Jauro-Mohammed, has ordered a thorough investigation and directed that the suspects and the recovered exhibits be handed over to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), for further action in accordance with the law.
The police boss tasked officers and personnel of the Command to sustain the operational tempo and intensify efforts towards combating all forms of criminality across the 13 local government areas of the state, promising the citizens of the state the Command’s unwavering determination to protecting lives and property.