The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), Kano State Command, has apprehended a 20-year-old man for allegedly attempting to smuggle Indian hemp in a loaf of bread into a custodial facility at the Kano High Court premises.
The Command’s Public Relations Officer, CSC Musbahu Lawan-Kofarnasarawa, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, January 15, 2026.
He said the suspect, who resides at Tishama Hotoro Quarters, Kano, was apprehended by officers from the Goron Dutse Custodial Centre while inmates were being escorted to court for their various hearings.
According to him, the suspect was found to have concealed a substance suspected to be Indian hemp inside a loaf of bread, which he allegedly intended to hand over to an inmate during court proceedings.
The statement added that the Controller of Corrections in the state, Ado Inuwa, had ordered that the suspect be handed over to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for further investigation and possible prosecution.
