Governor Yusuf sets up Kano special task force on drug abuse, illicit trafficking

Puzzles surrounding drug addiction in Kano have continued to disturb the city, prompting Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf to establish an Anti-Illicit Drugs Task Force to urgently find a lasting solution to the menace.
Approving the constitution of a Special Task Force on Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, the governor said it was part of his administration’s renewed commitment to combating the growing problem of substance abuse and drug-related crimes in the state.
The governor said that to ensure effective delivery, he appointed Barrister Muhuyi Magaji Rimingado, the immediate past Executive Chairman of the Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission, as chairman, while a ...