Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has announced the plan to demolish Reymond (Remon) village in Dange Shuni Local Government of Sokoto State.
This followed the Daily Trust investigation published penultimate Sunday which exposed all the illegal activities taking place in the area.
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Tambuwal, who visited the area around 11:30am on Tuesday, said most of the residents were living there illegally.
Security operatives raided Remon village on Saturday, arresting over 100 suspects.
The operation involved army, National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Nigeria Customs Service, Federal Road Safety Corps, Department of State Service, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps and led by the police.
The suspects were driven to the police headquarters and kept at the Criminal Investigation Department of the command
Our reporter who was at the police headquarters observed females among the suspects.
Confirming the operation, the spokesman of the command, ASP Sanusi Abubakar, said 144 suspects had been arrested and a lot of illicit drugs recovered during the raid.
