police arrest drug dealer, recover narcotics in Bauchi

Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a suspected drug dealer, Ogbu Simon, and recovered large quantities of narcotics, including 17,500 sachets of Tramadol and, 487 packs of Diazepam, popularly known as Yellow Voice.

The command’s spokesperson, Ahmed Wakil, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, noting that the suspect was apprehended following credible intelligence reports from a concerned citizen on November 26, 2025.

Wakil said operatives of the Ningi Divisional Police Headquarters acted on the information about suspicious sacks being offloaded at a shop owned by the suspect.

He explained that Simon was alleged to have been supplying narcotic substances from Onitsha, Anambra State, to Ningi Local Government Area and neighbouring communities.

In response to this intelligence, a team of detectives led by the Divisional Police Officer, CSP Surajo Ibrahim Birnin Kudu, conducted a strategic raid on the shop located within Ningi town. The operation resulted in the seizure of four bags containing suspected Diazepam (D5) and Tramadol tablets,” the statement read.

Wakil said the command deployed the Operation Restore Peace unit to intensify investigation and track down the suspect.

The listed recovered items from the raid included: 17,500 sachets of suspected Tramadol tablets and 487 packs of suspected Diazepam (D5) stored in sacks.

It highlighted further that the recovered narcotics are valued at about N12.2 million.