Troops of Sector 2 Operation Hadin Kai in Yobe State have announced the interception of a large quantity of marijuana suspected to be heading to a terrorists enclave on the Nigeria-Niger border.
Chief of Staff to the Sector 2 Commander Operation Hadin Kai, Brigadier General Umar Muazu, on Tuesday handed over the substance to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at its headquarters in Damaturu.
Muazu said the courier abandoned the vehicle carrying the substance and ran away on sighting troops on patrol.
Muazu said the drug consignment was heading to Tungus, a terrorist enclave on the Nigeria-Niger Republic border.