Kano State’s Inter-Agency Task Force on Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking warns politicians against trying to interfere with its arrests and detention of suspected drug offenders and alleged “thugs.” The task force chairman, Muhuyi Rimin-Gado, makes the warning during a meeting with media executives and journalists in Kano on Tuesday. He tells politicians not to pressure him or the committee to release suspects in cases handled by the task force. Rimin-Gado says the committee carries out its duties through established processes and that it will not be directed by external political influence. The officials’ position is presented as a response to attempts, by some political actors, to seek the release of detainees linked to the task force’s operations. The warnings emphasize maintaining the integrity of the task force’s work in drug abuse and illicit trafficking enforcement, while the media engagement is framed as an effort to communicate the committee’s stance publicly.