Police arrest man for using 9-year-old boy to traffic drugs in Bauchi
BAUCHI, Nigeria — The Bauchi State Police Command has apprehended a 32-year-old man, Samuel Ogochukwu, from Imo State, for allegedly utilizing a nine-year-old boy to transport illicit drugs in an effort to evade law enforcement.
The arrest was announced in a statement by police spokesperson SP Nafiu Habib on Wednesday. The statement detailed that Ogochukwu was found in possession of 17 sachets of Tramadol, five sachets of D5, and five sachets of another unidentified substance.
According to the police, Ogochukwu confessed to trafficking the drugs and admitted to using the minor as a courier to avoid detection. He reportedly stated that he resorted to this illegal activity to generate funds for his ailing mother.
Ogochukwu remains in police custody as investigations into the matter are ongoing.
