Arrests of suspected drug smugglers in Nigeria 2019, by state
In 2019, the highest numbers of arrests of suspects of drug abuse were carried out in both Katsina and Bauchi with both over 600 arrests, according to the special area command of Nigeria. Kano, Jigawa, Abia, and Plateau reported between 400 and 600 arrests in the same year. Areas with the least reported arrests were Nassarawa, Yobe, Combe, Sokoto, and Ekiti with less than 80 arrests each.
