Five held in Ibeno drug-hideout raid; Indian hemp seized
Akwa Ibom police raided a suspected criminal hideout at Iwuachang Village in Ibeno and arrested five suspects. Officers seized suspected Indian hemp plus other drugs identified as Captain Black, Kolos and Ice.
🇳🇬 Iwuachang Village, Ibeno, Akwa Ibom State · Nigeria
The Akwa Ibom State Police Command arrested five suspects in an intelligence-led raid on a suspected criminal hideout at Iwuachang Village, Ibeno Local Government Area.[1][2]The operation took place at about 8 p.m. on 22 October 2026 as part of the command’s campaign against black spots and illicit drugs.[1][2]
Those held were Enoch Monila, 28; Joseph Dani, 42; Imoh Okon, 21; Joy Linus, 25; and Thadeus Damian, 32.[1][2]Officers recovered substantial quantities of substances suspected to be Indian hemp, plus substances identified by the street names Captain Black, Kolos and Ice, all sent for further investigation.[1][2]Police spokesman DSP Timfon John disclosed the raid in a 23 October press statement.[1][2]Commissioner CP Baba Mohammed Azare restated the command’s zero-tolerance stance on drug trafficking and criminal hideouts.[1]
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