The Kano State Multi-Agency Taskforce on Drug Abuse and Trafficking has uncovered a new trend of substance abuse involving minors in the state, Daily Trust reports. The taskforce chairman, Barrister Muhuyi Magaji Rimingado, confirmed that 43 minors were arrested in connection with various offences, including substance abuse. The development has raised concerns about drug use among young people in Kano, according to the report.

The Kano State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested four suspected illicit drug dealers in Kano, according to the Daily Post. The suspects, including one identified as Abubakar Abdullahi, were apprehended during a covert operation by the corps' Counter Terrorism Unit based in Dorayi Babba, Gwale Local Government Area.

Authorities in Kano have apprehended a man suspected of attempting to traffic two girls out of the state for domestic work abroad. The incident highlights ongoing concerns regarding human trafficking in the region.

The Oyo State Police Command has rescued 17 children and arrested seven suspects linked to an alleged interstate child-stealing and human-trafficking network operating across parts of Nigeria. Commissioner of Police Abimbola Ayodeji Olugbenga announced the development on Monday during a press briefing at the state police headquarters in Eleyele, Ibadan, saying an investigation led to the arrests and rescues, according to the Daily Post.

The Kano State Government has initiated the third phase of the Safe Antimicrobial Resistance of Mass Administration of Azithromycin in Children in Nigeria (SARMAAN II) project, aiming to reach over 2.95 million children under five years old across 36 local government areas. The launch was marked by a ceremony attended by the Kano State Commissioner for Health, among others.

Justice Ahmed Kala of the Federal High Court in Lagos has sentenced 41-year-old Mrs. Peace Asukwo to five years in prison for trafficking and harboring four underage girls for prostitution. In addition to the prison term, Justice Kala ordered Asukwo to pay N20 million in compensation to the victims of her crimes.