Chairman of the Kano State Taskforce Committee on Drug Abuse, Muhyi Magaji Rimingado, has said that more than 70 percent of major crimes committed in the state between 2024 and 2025 were linked to drug abuse. “His Excellency, the Governor of Kano State, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, in trying to tackle this menace, established this committee,” Rimingado said. The Taskforce Chairman revealed that a total of 3,080 major crimes were recorded in Kano State within the 2024-2025 period. “Out of this number, 2,700 crimes were committed as a result of drug abuse. If we succeed, we will drastically reduce the rate of crime in Kano State.”