Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intensified operations across the country, arresting multiple suspects and seizing large quantities of illicit drugs, including cannabis, tramadol, and ketamine.
In Lagos, a 52-year-old woman, Muyibat Mumuni, and her 25-year-old son, Faruk, were arrested at their Mushin residence for stockpiling 298 blocks of Ghana Loud cannabis, totaling 149kg. Just days later, Emmanuel Samuel was nabbed in Ajah, Lekki, where officers recovered 8.5kg of Canadian Loud, another high-grade cannabis strain.
NDLEA Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, explained that these arrests were part of a series of nationwide raids carried out last week targeting drug traffickers and distributors.
In Gombe, officers intercepted Sani Mohammed with 128,000 capsules of tramadol. Along the Okene-Lokoja highway in Kogi State, Sulaiman Oyedokun, 47, was caught transporting 337,800 tramadol capsules from Onitsha, Anambra, to Kontagora, Niger State.
The agency also destroyed 4.5 hectares of cannabis farmland in Taraba State, confiscating over 11,000kg of the drug. Additional seizures included nearly 30,000 tramadol capsules in Wukari, Taraba, and more than 22,000 tramadol and rohypnol pills from checkpoints in Kaduna. Meanwhile, over 111kg of cannabis was intercepted along the Zaria-Kano Road, with several suspects arrested.
In Edo State, officers recovered 432kg of cannabis from a bush along the Warake-Auchi Road and another 130kg from a warehouse in Sobe, Owan West LGA. In Kano, two suspects were arrested with a combined 92kg of cannabis along the Zaria-Kano route.
The NDLEA also intercepted 4,320 ampoules of ketamine at the Gbaji checkpoint along the Badagry-Lagos highway, leading to the arrest of Akeem Adegun.
These operations demonstrate NDLEA’s ongoing commitment to curbing the trafficking and distribution of dangerous substances across Nigeria, sending a strong message to would-be offenders.
