Drug baron forfeits house, 2 vehicles to FG in Yola

By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz

Yola

The Federal High Court in Yola has ordered forfeiture of two vehicles and a house belonging to a notorious drug baron (name withheld) to the federal government in Yola.
Mr Yakubu Kibo, state Commander of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency ( NDLEA) confirmed the development to newsmen yesterday in Yola.
Kibo recalled that the command early in February, 2017, arrested the two vehicles conveying illicit drugs into the state along Yola- Numan highway.
And after interrogation, a house linked to the owner of the vehicles was uncovered at Bachure area in Yola South local government area which it used as drug warehouse and the house was sealed off by the command.
He said that the house owner was at large and after the arrest, the command filed the case and it successfully obtained the court order for final forfeitures of the house and the two vehicles in November 17, 2017.
On the seizure and arrest made by the command, he confirmed that illicit substances weighing 2,731.608 kilogrammes were seized from January 2017 to date, adding that, during the period under review, a total of 190 suspects were arrested in connection with drug abuse in the state.

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