Wednesday, September 23, 2026 - A Federal High Court in Dutse, Jigawa State has sentenced a notorious drug trafficker, Hassan Ismail, to 3 years imprisonment for attempted m8rder of a National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) officer during a sting operation in Auramo, Ringim Local Government Area of the state.
The Assistant State Commander, Admin and Logistics, NDLEA
Jigawa State Command, ACN Abdullahi Wada, who disclosed this in a statement at
the weekend said Ismail st@bbed the officer with a knife in a desperate attempt
to escape arrest.
According to the statement, Ismail was convicted and
sentenced alongside five other drug offenders.
"In a major victory for the National Drug Law
Enforcement Agency, Jigawa State Command, six drug offenders, including the
notorious suspect who attempted to m8rder an officer with a sharp knife during
a raid in Auramo Ringim, have been convicted and sentenced to various jail
terms by the Federal High Court sitting in Dutse,” the statement read.
"This conviction is a clear warning that you can run,
you can fight, but you cannot escape justice.
"You will recall that during a recent sting operation
Restore Order in Auramo ,Ringim LGA, one of our officers was deliberately and
wickedly st@bbed with dangerous sharp knives by a drug suspect, Hassan Ismail,
who was desperate to escape arrest.
"Bleeding and wounded, our gallant officers refused to
be deterred. With uncommon courage and professionalism, they overpowered him,
secured the exhibit, and arrested him. That bravery has now paid off.
"Hassan Ismail has been arraigned, tried and has been
convicted and sentenced to 3 years imprisonment with hard labour by the Federal
High Court, Dutse.
"The message is clear: Attack on NDLEA officer is
attack on the Federal Republic of Nigeria, and it will be met with the full
weight of the law.
"In the same dispensation of justice, the Federal High
Court also convicted and sentenced five other drug traffickers arrested from
different black spots across the State.
1. Abba Muhd alias Dan Yola, 23 years, of Ringim LGA: Arrested with 27.93 grams of Cannabis Sativa. Sentenced to 2 years imprisonment.
2. Aliyu Muktar, 24 years, of Gumel LGA: Arrested with 500 grams of Cannabis Sativa. Sentenced to 1 year imprisonment.
3. Mohammed Iliyasu, 25 years, of Babura LGA: Arrested
with 1.1kg of Cannabis Sativa and 14.5 grams of Tramadol. Sentenced to 2 years
imprisonment.
4. Dayyabu Musa, 35 years, of Gwaram LGA: Arrested
with 1.211kg of Cannabis Sativa and 12 grams of Tramadol. Sentenced to 2 years
imprisonment.
5. Abba Sulaiman, of Gwaram LGA: Arrested with 1.40kg
of Cannabis Sativa and 7 grams of Tramadol. Sentenced to 2 years imprisonment.
“All the convicts will serve their jail terms with hard
labour and without option of fine where so pronounced by the court, and their
exhibits forfeited to the Federal Government,” the statement added.
Reacting to the judgment, the State Commander, NDLEA Jigawa
State Command, Commander of Narcotics [CN] Hassan Katangana Kabaju, commended
the officers for their bravery, especially the Ringim team, and applauded the
judiciary for its firm and expeditious justice.
“This conviction, especially that of Hassan Ismail who
wounded our officer, is justice for the wounded officer and justice for the
society. It shows that no amount of violence will stop us. Drug dealers,
wherever you are - whether in Dutse, Gumel, Ringim, Babura, Gwaram, kazaure or
in the bush - we will find you, we will arrest you and we will prosecute you.
Jigawa State will not be a safe haven for drug criminality,” he said.
He warned youths to desist from illicit drug trafficking and
abuse, as the Command has been fully repositioned with intelligence and
logistics to smoke out all drug joints.
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