From Femi Mustapha, in Kaduna
The Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Kaduna Branch office has arrested three suspects for attempting to supply hard drugs to a suspect in police custody.
This was contained in a statement by the command Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Mansir Hassan and made available to the media in Kaduna Sunday.
The suspects, according to the command statement, were identified as John Solomon, Kunle Oluwal, and James Daniel Baba all residents of Sabon Wuse, Abuja, were arrested at the charge room of the SCID Kaduna.
The suspects were found with a Bomtel handset and an unspecified quantity of drugs hidden inside a loaf of bread. They attempted to persuade the Charge Room Officer (CRO) to deliver the loaf of bread to one Gideon Amao, a suspect currently under investigation by the SCID.
Photographs of the suspects and the recovered items have been taken. The investigation is ongoing, and further developments will be communicated in due course.
The Commissioner of Police CP Audu Ali Dabigi warned officers to stay vigilant and observant to avoid any unfortunate incidences from happening.
