Lance Corporal Sani Aminu, a member of the Nigerian Army with service number 13NA/70/11481, was arrested by a police patrol team on Wednesday, January 15, 2025, in the Surulere neighborhood of Lagos.
According to a police signal, ASP Alex Dung led the operation and intercepted the soldier at approximately 8:15 p.m. on Thursday.
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has arrested a soldier for allegedly possessing a substance suspected of being “Canadian Loud,” a highly potent strain of imported cannabis.
The signal stated, “SITUATION REPORT X ARREST OF MILITARY PERSONNEL X TODAY BEING 15/01/2025 X AT ABOUT 2015HRS X PATROL TEAM LED ASP ALEX DUNG ATTACHED MINE X INTERCEPTED AND BROUGHT TO THE STATION 13NA/70/11481 L/ CPL SANI AMINU ATTACHED TO ABALTI BARRACKS SURULERE X WITH SUBSTANCE SUSPECTED TO BE CANADIAN LOUD X SUSPECT WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO CP TACTICAL SQUAD 1 FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION PLEASE X SUPOL 74 ORILE-IGANMU.”
Police have already stated that Aminu will be turned up to Tactical Squad 1’s Commissioner of Police for additional investigation.