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TARABA: Troops arrest two ‘fake’ policemen with cannabis

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Troops of 6 Brigade Nigerian Army/Sector 3 Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS) have arrested two fake policemen at Takum junction located in the Wukari Local Government Area of Taraba State.

Acting on credible intelligence, troops alongside the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) operatives intercepted the suspects, who were dressed in mobile police uniforms and found with two Toyota Hilux vehicles loaded with substances suspected to be cannabis sativa.

A statement from Lieutenant Umar Muhammad Acting Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, 6 Brigade Nigerian Army says preliminary investigation revealed that none of the occupants are serving policemen.

The cannabis laden vehicles were traced to have been loaded from Akure, Ondo State, and were heading towards Adamawa State before interception.