Police Recover Stolen Medicines In Niger
The Niger State Police Command says its operatives have recovered eight cartons of suspected stolen pharmaceutical products from an uncompleted building in Suleja.
The command’s spokesperson, Wasiu Abiodun, disclosed this in a statement released on Saturday, noting that the discovery followed a swift response to a public complaint.
According to the statement, “On 19th August 2025, at about 8 pm, information was received at ‘B’ Div Suleja that some items were abandoned behind Sandaco area, Suleja.
“Police operatives attached to the Division moved to the scene, found and recovered eight cartons of pharmaceutical drugs/medicine, such as Amodiaquine, Sulfadoxine and Pyrimethamine.”
The command added that the items had been taken into custody, and a probe has commenced into how the products were moved and hidden in the uncompleted structure.
“The items were recovered to the Police station and it is under investigation to ascertain the circumstances surrounding the location where the drugs were kept,” Abiodun stated.