Drama At Kuje Prison: Officials Nab Smuggler Trying To Sneak Hard Drugs To Inmate

The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has intercepted an attempt to smuggle cannabis and other illicit substances into the Kuje custodial centre in the Federal Capital Territory.

In a statement issued on Monday, FCT command spokesperson Samson Duza said the incident occurred at about 12:45 pm on Saturday during a routine security search.

The suspect, identified as Njimogu Ikedi, was allegedly caught with cannabis sativa and other psychoactive drugs hidden in his clothing while trying to visit an inmate.

According to Duza, the FCT Controller of Corrections, Christopher Jen, immediately ordered Ikedi’s arrest. He has since been handed over to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for further investigation and prosecution.

Jen warned visitors with “ulterior motives” to stay away from the facility, stressing that vigilant officers will continue to detect such criminal acts. He also appealed to the public to support the service’s mission of reforming and rehabilitating inmates to strengthen public safety.

This development comes more than a year after a woman was arrested while attempting to smuggle drugs into the same facility. The woman, disguised as a visitor, had concealed narcotics in food packs and later admitted she was delivering them to an inmate.