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Nigerian soldiers arrest suspect with cannabis in Plateau State

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Nigerian Operation Enduring Peace soldiers arrested 25-year-old Samana Ayuba and seized substances suspected to be cannabis in Angware, Plateau State. The arrest was made during a patrol on 1 November 2026 at about 9.30pm, and the suspect and substances were handed over to authorities for investigation, according to security analyst Zagazola Makama.

Soldiers from Operation Enduring Peace arrested 25-year-old Samana Ayuba and seized substances suspected to be cannabis in Angware, in Nigeria’s Plateau State. The arrest took place on 1 November at about 9.30pm during a patrol by soldiers from Sector 1, Sub-sector 12, according to security sources cited on X by security analyst Zagazola Makama.

The soldiers handed the suspect and the substances to Angware’s Keystone Division for investigation and further action, according to Zagazola Makama. The operation is part of patrols by Operation Enduring Peace forces targeting criminal activity, including drug trafficking, in Plateau State.

The arrest comes amid recent violence in Plateau State. A soldier was killed and two weapons stolen in an attack reported on 1 November in Plateau State.

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