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  • Two Brazil returnees excrete 116 wraps of heroin, cocaine in NDLEA custody

    Two Brazil returnees excrete 116 wraps of heroin, cocaine in NDLEA custody

    • Businesswoman conceals 1.40kg meth in butt pad

    Two Brazil returnees, Ofoma Sunday and Ukachukwu Frank Ikechukwu, have excreted a total of 116 wraps of heroin and cocaine they ingested after days in observatory custody, following their arrest by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos.

    Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA Headquarters, Abuja, Femi Babafemi, in a statement, said one of the suspects, 46-year-old Ofoma, was arrested last Tuesday at Terminal 2 of the airport upon his arrival from Laos, Brazil on an Ethiopian airlines flight. 

    He was taken for scan which confirmed ingestion of illicit drugs.

    Babafemi said  Ofoma had left for Brazil on September 3  to courier the consignment to Lagos for $2,500 on delivery.

    He said there was a follow-up at Eliata Hotel in Amuwo Odofin, Lagos where Ofoma was instructed to meet Nweke Jude Chuckwudi who was designated to oversee the excretion of the drugs at the hotel and recover them.

    He said the 55-year-old Nweke was arrested and a total of 111 wraps of heroin weighing 1.452 kilograms were egested in eight excretions by Ofoma.

    Another Brazil returnee, Ukachukwu was arrested at the same airport during the clearance of Ethiopian Airlines passengers from Brazil via Addis Ababa last Friday.

    A body scan confirmed illicit drug insertion. Ukachukwu later expelled five big wraps of cocaine weighing 145 grams.

    Babafemi said Ukachukwu confessed he have bought nine wraps of the class A drug in Brazil and inserted through his anus for nearly two hours.

    The statement added: “The suspect revealed that while on board his flight to Nigeria, he felt pressed and uncomfortable, which compelled him to use the lavatory. He expelled an additional two wraps, leaving him with only five wraps in his anus. He claimed to have been into clothing business before travelling to Brazil in 2017.

    “In 2020, he moved to the United States, where he was arrested for  immigration offence and was detained for over a year before being deported to Nigeria in 2022. In March 2025, he returned to Brazil, where he works, having obtained a Brazilian residence permit.”

    Also, a businesswoman, Okolonkwo Ebere Theresa, the NDLEA spokesman, added, was taken into custody after Aviation Security Officers of FAAN, in collaboration with NDLEA operatives, arrested her for concealing illicit drug in her underwear while attempting to board a Qatar Airways flight to Doha, Qatar.

    Babafemi said after a search, two big parcels of white crystalline substance that later tested positive to methamphetamine with a gross weight of 1.40 kilograms were recovered from her butt pad underwear.

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    He said during preliminary interview with Ebere, she claimed she trades in used clothing and also operates a POS business in Enugu, where she was recruited into the illicit drug business.

    The statement added: “At the NAHCO export shed of the Lagos airport, NDLEA operatives on September 15 intercepted a consignment of food items used to conceal 40 wraps of methamphetamine with a total weight of 2.30 kilograms heading to Hong Kong via Turkish Airlines. A 59-year-old suspect, Umelo Ifeanyi Venatus, who presented the consignment as part of a consolidated cargo, has been taken into custody.

    “Another consignment of illicit drug packaged for Europe was intercepted by NDLEA operatives at a courier company in Lagos on September 18. During a examination of the shipment, seven pieces of phone charger going to New Zealand were found to contain 257 grams of cocaine.

    “In Adamawa, no fewer than 233,800 pills of tramadol were recovered by NDLEA operatives in three raids with two suspects arrested in parts of the state. A total of 195,600 pills of the opioid were recovered from an abandoned Toyota Sienna vehicle in Mayo Belwa area of Yola South on September 17, while a suspect Rita Zira was nabbed in Jambutu area of Jimeta Yola with 27,900 pills of tramadol discovered in her bedroom. Another suspect, Halilu Abubakar, 22, was arrested with 10,300 pills of same substance by NDLEA officers at Namtari checkpoint, Yola on September 20.

    “No less than 109 bags of skunk, a strain of cannabis, weighing 1,099.4 kilograms were seized from a suspect Hammed Danladi Aliyu, 40, by the agency’s operatives supported by the Community Protection Guards (CPG) along Gummi-Daki Takwas  Road, Zamfara State while conveying the consignment in a Mitsubishi Canter truck marked LRN 568XB to a village called Company in Gummi Local Government Area on September 20.

    “While two suspects: Babangida Usman and Ismail Ibrahim were arrested  with 14, 000 capsules of tramadol along Damaturu-Potiskum road, Yobe State, NDLEA operatives in Taraba State on September 17 nabbed Anas Hamisu, 28, with three sacks of skunk that weighed 25.525kg, at Garba-Chede, Bali Local Government Area.

    “In Edo State, two cannabis farms on 4.532025 hectares located at Atororo forest in Owan West LGA with an estimated yield of 11,330.0625kg were on  September 17 destroyed by NDLEA officers who also recovered 11 bags of processed skunk and seeds weighing 148kg. Suspects arrested at the plantations include: Mathew Onoja, 56; Moses Thomas Male, 18; and Friday Uchenjin, 38.

    Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd) said the arrests and seizures represent a significant milestone iin their efforts to dismantle drug trafficking organisations in Nigeria and around the world.

    He commended the officers and men of the various Commands for the successes and enjoined them and their colleagues to work harder.

  • Two Brazil returnees excrete 116 wraps of heroin, cocaine in NDLEA custody

    Two Brazil returnees excrete 116 wraps of heroin, cocaine in NDLEA custody

    • ….businesswoman conceals 1.40kg meth in butt pad underwear 

    ….Agency intercepts illicit drug shipments in phone chargers, food items going to Europe, Hong Kong at Lagos airport

    …large consignments of skunk, opioid in Zamfara, Adamawa

    Two Brazil returnees: Ofoma Sunday and Ukachukwu Frank Ikechukwu have excreted a total of 116 wraps of heroin and cocaine they ingested after days in observatory custody following their arrest by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Ikeja Lagos.

    Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA Headquarters, Abuja, Femi Babafemi, who disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, said one of the suspects, 46-year-old Ofoma was arrested on Tuesday 16th September 2025 at terminal 2 of the Lagos airport upon his arrival from Laos, Brazil on an Ethiopian airlines flight. 

    According to the statement, he was taken for body scan which confirmed ingestion of illicit drugs.

    Babafemi said Ofoma had left Nigeria for Brazil on 3rd September to courier the consignment to Lagos for a reward of $2,500 upon successful delivery.

    He said a swift follow-up operation was conducted at Eliata Hotel in Amuwo Odofin area of Lagos where Ofoma was instructed to meet Nweke Jude Chuckwudi who was designated to oversee the excretion of the drugs at the hotel and recover them. 

    He said that the 55-year-old Nweke was arrested in the process. A total of 111 wraps of heroin weighing 1.452 kilograms were egested in eight excretions by Ofoma.

    Similarly, he said, another Brazil returnee Ukachukwu Frank Ikechukwu, was arrested at the Lagos airport during the inward clearance of Ethiopian Airlines passengers from Brazil via Addis Ababa on Friday 19th September.

    According to the statement, he was taken for body scan which confirmed illicit drug insertion. Under excretion observation, Ukachukwu expelled five big wraps of cocaine weighing 145 grams.

    Babafemi said in his statement, he confessed to have bought nine wraps of the class A drug in Brazil and inserted all into his anus, a process he claimed took him nearly two hours. 

    The statement reads, “During his transit through Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, he said he began to experience severe anal pain and decided to remove the wraps from his body. He stated that in an attempt to meet up with his connecting flight to Nigeria, he could only manage to reinsert seven wraps, after which he flushed the remaining two wraps in a toilet.

    “The suspect revealed that while on board his flight to Nigeria, he felt pressed and uncomfortable, which compelled him to use the lavatory. During the process, he expelled an additional two wraps, leaving him with only five wraps in his anus. He claimed to have been into clothing business before traveling to Brazil in 2017. 

    “In 2020, he moved to the United States, where he was arrested for immigration offence and was detained for over a year before being deported to Nigeria in 2022. In March 2025, he returned to Brazil, where he currently works, having already obtained a Brazilian residence permit.”

    The NDLEA Spokesman added that a businesswoman Okolonkwo Ebere Theresa was on Sunday 14th September taken into custody after Aviation Security Officers of FAAN in collaboration with NDLEA operatives attached to the screening point of terminal 2 of the Lagos airport arrested her for concealing illicit drug in her underwear while attempting to board a Qatar Airways flight to Doha, Qatar.

    Babafemi said after a thorough search, two big parcels of white crystalline substance that later tested positive to methamphetamine with a gross weight of 1.40 kilograms were recovered from her butt pad underwear. 

    He said during preliminary interview with Ebere, she claimed she trades in used clothing and also operates a POS business in Enugu where she was recruited into the illicit drug business.

    The statement reads, “At the NAHCO export shed of the Lagos airport, NDLEA operatives on Monday 15th September intercepted a consignment of food items used to conceal 40 wraps of methamphetamine with a total weight of 2.30 kilograms heading to Hong Kong via Turkish Airlines. A 59-year-old suspect, Umelo Ifeanyi Venatus, who presented the consignment as part of a consolidated cargo, has been taken into custody.

    “Another consignment of illicit drug packaged for Europe was intercepted by NDLEA operatives at a courier company in Lagos on Thursday 18th September. During a thorough examination of the shipment, seven pieces of phone charger going to New Zealand were found to contain 257 grams of cocaine.

    “In Adamawa, no fewer than 233,800 pills of tramadol were recovered by NDLEA operatives in three raids with two suspects arrested in parts of the state. A total of 195,600 pills of the opioid were recovered from an abandoned Toyota Sienna vehicle in Mayo Belwa area of Yola South on Wednesday 17th September, while a suspect Rita Zira was nabbed in Jambutu area of Jimeta Yola with 27,900 pills of tramadol discovered in her bedroom. Another suspect, Halilu Abubakar, 22, was arrested with 10,300 pills of same substance by NDLEA officers at Namtari checkpoint, Yola on Saturday 20th September.

    “No less than 109 bags of skunk, a strain of cannabis, weighing 1,099.4 kilograms were seized from a suspect Hammed Danladi Aliyu, 40, by NDLEA operatives supported by members of the Community Protection Guards (CPG) along Gummi-Daki Takwas road, Zamfara state while conveying the consignment in a Mitsubishi Canter truck marked LRN 568XB to a village called Company in Gummi LGA on Saturday 20th September.

    “While two suspects: Babangida Usman and Ismail Ibrahim were arrested with 14, 000 capsules of tramadol along Damaturu-Potiskum road, Yobe state, NDLEA operatives in Taraba on Wednesday 17th September 17 nabbed Anas Hamisu, 28, with three sacks of skunk that weighed 25.525kg, at Garba-Chede, Bali LGA.

    “In Edo state, two cannabis farms on 4.532025 hectares located at Atororo forest in Owan West LGA with an estimated yield of 11,330.0625kg were on Wednesday 17th September destroyed by NDLEA officers who also recovered eleven bags of processed skunk and seeds weighing 148kg. Suspects arrested at the plantations include: Mathew Onoja, 56; Moses Thomas Male, 18; and Friday Uchenjin, 38.

    “With the same vigour, Commands and formations of the Agency across the country continued their War Against Drug Abuse (WADA) sensitization activities to schools, worship centres, work places and communities among others in the past week. 

    “These include: WADA sensitization lecture to students and staff of Sultan Abdulrahman College of Health Technology, Gwadabawa, Sokoto; Sarki Abdul Primary School, Dankama border town, Katsina; Government Secondary School, Gwaram, Jigawa; St. Mary Junior Secondary School, North Bank Makurdi, Benue; and Ummulkhair Islamiyya, Tudun Wada, Kano, while Zone 11 Command of NDLEA paid a WADA advocacy visit to Enugu State First Lady Mrs. Nkechinyere Mbah, among others.”

    The Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd) said,

    “These arrests and seizures represent a significant milestone in our determined effort to dismantle drug trafficking organizations operating in Nigeria and around the world, prioritizing those bent on targeting our productive youth population with illicit substances until they’re no longer able to inflict harm on our communities or misrepresent our country’s image in the global space.”

    He commended the officers and men of MMIA, DOGI, Adamawa, Zamfara, Edo, Taraba, and Yobe Commands for the various successful operations. He enjoined them and their colleagues across the country to continue with the ongoing balanced approach to the drug control efforts of the Agency.

  • NDLEA mourns death of Cross River Commander

    NDLEA mourns death of Cross River Commander

    The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has mourned the sudden death of its Cross River State Commander, CN Ogbonna Maurice Uzoma.

    Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA Headquarters, Abuja, Femi Babafemi, in a statement on Friday, said the report of his death was brought to the attention of the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the Agency, Brig Gen Mohamed Buba Marwa (rtd) in Maiduguri, Borno state where he was attending a retreat for Heads of Agencies, organized by the Federal Ministry of Justice.

    According to the statement, the late Commander was recently appointed and posted to take over leadership of the Cross River State Command of the Agency. 

    Babafemi said he resumed on 18th August 2025 and took a temporary accommodation in a hotel in Calabar pending when he settles into a befitting accommodation.

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    The statement reads: “CN Ogbonna has been up and doing at his new Command and was billed to lead his officers on some scheduled engagements at 10am on Thursday 18th September 2025 but when his officers didn’t hear from him by 9am, they went to his hotel room in company of the hotel staff while several knocks at his door and calls to his telephone line went unanswered.

    “Attempts by the hotel staff to open or force the door open from outside failed, after which one of the hotel attendants had to go through the ceiling aperture to enter the room and open the door from inside, where they found the Commander’s lifeless body. 

    “The Police Command in the state was promptly alerted after which the Commissioner of Police personally visited the scene while the police continue with investigation of the cause of death.

    “To assist police investigation, the Chairman/Chief Executive of the Agency has since directed the Zonal Commander, Zone 14 Command of NDLEA, ACGN Mathew Ewah to relocate to Calabar.

    While commiserating with the family of the deceased senior officer, Marwa said the Agency stands with the family in this trying moment, and prayed that God will comfort them and grant the departed eternal rest.”

  • NDLEA vows crackdown on drug barons, cannabis cultivators in Ondo

    NDLEA vows crackdown on drug barons, cannabis cultivators in Ondo

    The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Ondo State Command, has reaffirmed its resolve to take a tough stance against drug barons and cannabis cultivators sabotaging the fight against illicit drugs in the state. 

    The Assistant State Commander in charge of Operations and Training, Michael Apiri, issued the warning on Tuesday in Akure while receiving 10 bags of cannabis otherwise known as “Indian hemp” seized by the state government.

    Apiri cautioned drug trafficking cartels to either abandon their criminal enterprises or be prepared to face the full weight of the law.

    “We would not sit idly by while criminal elements exploit our communities and endanger the future of our youths. This war is total and uncompromising,” he said.

    Describing the menace of illicit drugs as a global challenge that requires holistic and technical solutions, he noted that many of those involved are highly placed and prominent in society.

    Apiri stressed the need for synergy among relevant agencies and stakeholders, saying no single body could win the battle alone. 

    He commended the state government for handing over the confiscated items to the appropriate agency in line with the law, noting that the NDLEA is empowered to keep seized drugs for investigations and later destroy them publicly.

    Handing over the seized cannabis, the Commissioner for Agriculture and Forestry, Leye Akinola disclosed that the 10 bags were confiscated from planters operating illegally in the Akure forest reserve.

    Akinola said the seizure was made by a special task force set up by Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa’s administration to clamp down on drug peddlers and protect the forest reserves from destruction.

    He raised concern over the alarming rate at which planters destroy economic trees for cannabis cultivation, calling for stronger collaboration between the ministry and the NDLEA.

    “The government is willing to work with any organization to stop these illegal activities and protect the forests for the betterment of mankind as created by nature,” he said.

    Akinola vowed that the state government would continue to take all lawful steps to safeguard the forests from encroachers.

  • NDLEA burns 18,000kg of cannabis sativa in Edo

    NDLEA burns 18,000kg of cannabis sativa in Edo

    The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Edo Command has burnt over 18,000 kilogrammes of cannabis sativa at Ugbogui Forest, Ovia South West Local Government Area.

    The substances were discovered during a raid.

    Edo Commander of NDLEA, Mitchell Ofoyeju, who disclosed this at a briefing, said the cultivation of cannabis savita constituted serious threat to food security in the state.

    Ofoyeju said the destroyed cannabis savita was cultivated on 6.79 hectares.

    He said 112 bags of harvested and processed cannabis weighing 1,176 kilograms were recovered from the farm.

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    The Edo NDLEA Commander said four male suspects linked to the cannabis plantation were arrested while taking refuge at their tents located within the farm.

    The suspects were identified as Ebenizer Wang, Oshare John, Emmanuel Monday and David Sunday.

    According to him: “The cannabis farm destruction operation which was based on actionable intelligence is posing a serious threat to food security. If these forests can be utilised only for the cultivation of food and cash crops, the challenge of food shortage will be adequately addressed.”

    He said the suspects would soon be charged to court.

  • Indian businessman, three others held over N3.9b Tramadol intercepted in Lagos

    Indian businessman, three others held over N3.9b Tramadol intercepted in Lagos

    •Couple arrested with drugs in Anambra

    The National Drug Law Enforced Agency (NDLEA) has arrested an Indian businessman Gupta Ravi Kumar and three Nigerian accomplices: Ogunlana Noah Olanrewaju, Olushola Idrees Kayode and Bakare Korede Muheebb in connection with the seizure of 2,248,000 pills of tramadol 200mg/225mg.

     Also, in Anambra State, a couple: Nzube Onyedika, 41, and Ebele Onyedika, 42, were arrested during a raid at Obosi where 13.9kg Methamphetamine and 5.3kg skunk were recovered from them.

    Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA Headquarters, Abuja, Femi Babafemi, who broke the news yesterday, said they were intercepted at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos.

    According to the statement by Babafemi, the tramadol shipment worth N3.99billion  was imported from Delhi, India, disguised as multi-vitamins in 114 cartons and arrived at the import shed of the Lagos airport on an Ethiopian Airline flight on September 8.

    Babafemi said a team of the agency’s officers, who had put the consignment under surveillance, swooped on a clearing agent and two drivers who were trying to take the shipment from the airport in two trucks last Thursday.

    He said a follow-up the following day led to the arrest of Kumar.

    At the Terminal 2 Departure gate of the airport,  operatives the previous Sunday also arrested a passenger, Onyeganochi Stanley Ifeanyi, who was on a Qatar Airline flight to Doha. The spokesman said a search of Ifeanyi’s bag led to the recovery of 900grams of skunk, a strain of cannabis concealed in crayfish.

    “As a first-time traveller, Onyeganochi claimed the bag was given to him to help take to Doha by a Qatar-based Nigerian Ohadiegwu Anthony Uchenna who actually followed him to the airport.

    His confession led to the arrest of Uchenna. Operatives who later searched Uchenna’s hotel room in Ajao Estate discovered additional 200grams of the same psychoactive substance. He claimed he was to return to Doha days later and pick the bag from Onyeganochi if he had succeeded in escaping security checks,” Babafemi said.

    According to the statement, at the Tin Can Port in Lagos, a total of 161 parcels of Canadian Loud, a strain of cannabis weighing 81.7kg and 1.2kg hashish oil were recovered from a 40-ft container of vehicle spare parts and used vehicles imported from Montreal Canada during an examination of the shipment on September 9.

    Two suspects: John Ochigbo, 53, and Okeke Kingsley, 26, have been taken into custody in connection with the seizure.

    The statement further indicated that another shipment of Canadian Loud weighing 65kg was tracked from the port to Third Mainland  Bridge where NDLEA operatives intercepted a Toyota Sienna vehicle conveying the consignment, recovered it and arrested the driver Abubakar Ibrahim, 42 on  September 11.

    Also,  “In Ikorodu, Lagos,’’ Babafemi continued, ‘’operatives  on September 11 raided a factory producing skuchies, a blend of cannabis and black currant drink. No less than 6, 029 bottles of the new psychoactive substance and 4,232kg of cannabis were recovered from the factory in Caritas, Ibeshe, while the Factory Manager Joy Awosika was arrested as well as Akeem Oriola, was the same day in Mushin, with 26kg skunk.’’

    Babafemi said in Abuja, operatives on a stop-and-search at Utako, on September 11 arrested a dispatch rider Godsplan Vincent, 29, with 50.7grams of cocaine and 66grams of Loud.

    In Lagbondoko and Akitan, Oyo, Oyo State, Three females, Faidat Azeez, 25; Alanu Fatimoh, 40, and Mojeed Taiwo, 25, who were found with 17kg skunk, were arrested.

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    “No fewer than 100,000 pills of tramadol 200mg/225mg were seized from Musa Shuaibu, 38, at Gadar Tamburawa, on Zaria-Kano Road on  September 8 while

    196 litres of Akuskura, were recovered from Abubakar Adamu, 35, at Na’ibawa, Kano by operatives who also seized 34.1kg skunk, 493 tubes of rubber solution and 25 litres of ‘suck and die’, an NPS, from Basiru Umar, 18, at Wailari area, Kumbotso Local Government Area, Kano State on September 11.

    “In Anambra State, a couple: Nzube Onyedika, 41, and Ebele Onyedika, 42, were arrested during a raid at Obosi where 13.9kg Methamphetamine and 5.3kg skunk were recovered from them while various quantities of meth, tramadol, swinol, heroin and skunk were seized from another suspect Nnamchi Tochukwu, 36. 

    “In Yobe, Mohammed Auwal was arrested after 36 blocks of cannabis sativa weighing 22.1kg were recovered from his residence at Gadan Talakawa, Potiskum, while three trans-border drug traffickers: Kunyadi Kunle Ogbungbun, 24; Olalekan Adewale, 20; and Sanya  Joshua,22, were nabbed with 394kg skunk at Imeko, Ogun State during an operation by operatives with the police and local vigilante on September 7. Three motorcycles used in conveying the illicit consignment were  recovered.

    “In Edo State, a total of 16,966.633 kilograms of skunk were destroyed on a cannabis plantation measuring 6.786653 hectares at Ugbogyi forest, Ovia Southwest Local Government Area while 112 bags of processed cannabis weighing 1,176 kilograms were also recovered at the farm where four suspects: Ebenezer Ewang, Oshore John, Emmanuel Monday and David Sunday, were arrested.

    Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of NDLEA, Brig.-Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (rtd), expressed his appreciation to the officers and enjoined them and their colleagues to continue with the good works.

  • NDLEA intercepts N3.99bn tramadol shipment at Lagos airport

    NDLEA intercepts N3.99bn tramadol shipment at Lagos airport

    …arrests Indian businessman, three Nigerians

    The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested an Indian businessman, Gupta Ravi Kumar, alongside three Nigerian accomplices—Ogunlana Noah Olanrewaju, Olushola Idrees Kayode, and Bakare Korede Muheebb—in connection with the seizure of 2,248,000 pills of tramadol (200mg/225mg).

    NDLEA Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, disclosed in a statement on Sunday that the suspects were apprehended at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos.

    The shipment, valued at N3.99 billion on the street, was imported from Delhi, India, disguised as multivitamins in 114 cartons, and arrived aboard an Ethiopian Airlines flight on Monday, September 8, 2025.

    Babafemi said NDLEA operatives, who had placed the consignment under surveillance, intercepted a clearing agent and two drivers attempting to move it out of the airport in two trucks on Thursday, September 11. A follow-up operation on Friday led to the arrest of Kumar as he tried to take delivery of the drugs.

    The agency also reported another interception at the airport’s Terminal 2 on Sunday, September 7, when a passenger, Onyeganochi Stanley Ifeanyi, travelling on a Qatar Airways flight to Doha, was caught with 900 grams of skunk (a strain of cannabis) concealed in crayfish.

    “As a first-time traveller, Onyeganochi claimed the bag was given to him to help take to Doha by a Qatar-based Nigerian, Ohadiegwu Anthony Uchenna, who actually followed him to the airport.

    His confession led to the arrest of Uchenna, who was still within view. Operatives who later searched Uchenna’s hotel room in Ajao estate discovered an additional 200grams of the same psychoactive substance.

    He claimed he was to return to Doha days later and pick the bag from the unsuspecting Onyeganochi if he had succeeded in escaping security checks,” Babafemi said.

    According to the statement, at the Tincan port in Lagos, a total of 161 parcels of Canadian Loud, a strain of cannabis weighing 81.7kg and 1.2kg of hashish oil were recovered from a 40ft container of vehicle spare parts and used vehicles imported from Montreal, Canada, during a joint examination of the shipment on Tuesday, 9th September.

    It indicated that two suspects, John Ochigbo, 53, and Okeke Kingsley, 26, have been taken into custody in connection with the seizure.

    The statement further indicated that another shipment of Canadian Loud with a total weight of 65kg was tracked from the port to Third Mainland Bridge, where NDLEA operatives intercepted a Toyota Sienna vehicle conveying the consignment, recovered it, and arrested the driver, Abubakar Ibrahim, 42, on Thursday, 11th September.

    It reads, “Two separate shipments of methamphetamine concealed in a picture frame and Loud, hidden in video players, were seized at two courier companies in Lagos on Monday, 8th, and Thursday, 11th September, respectively, by NDLEA operatives. While six grams of meth recovered from the picture frame were meant for delivery in Gabon, 1.1kg Loud in the decoder machines was heading to the United Arab Emirates.

    “In the Ikorodu area of Lagos, NDLEA operatives acting on intelligence on Thursday, 11th September, raided a factory producing skuchies, a blend of cannabis and black currant drink. No less than 6,029 bottles of the new psychoactive substance and 4,232kg of cannabis were recovered from the factory located in Caritas, Ibeshe area of Ikorodu, while the factory manager, Joy Awosika, was arrested. Another suspect, Akeem Oriola, was same day arrested in the Mushin area of Lagos with 26kg of skunk.

    “In Abuja, NDLEA operatives on a stop and search operation at Utako area of the FCT on Thursday, 11th September arrested a dispatch rider, Godsplan Vincent, 29, while on a mission to distribute 50.7grams of cocaine and 66grams of Loud. Three female suspects: Faidat Azeez, 25; Alanu Fatimoh, 40, and Mojeed Taiwo, 25, were arrested in Lagbondoko and Akitan areas of Oyo town, Oyo State, in connection with the seizure of 17kg of skunk found in their possession.

    “No fewer than 100,000 pills of tramadol 200mg/225mg were seized from a suspect Musa Shuaibu, 38, at Gadar Tamburawa, along Zaria – Kano road on Monday, 8th September, while 196 litres of Akuskura, a new psychoactive substance, were recovered from Abubakar Adamu, 35, at Na’ibawa area of Kano by NDLEA operatives who also seized 34.1kg skunk, 493 tubes of rubber solution, and 25 litres of ‘suck and die’, an NPS, from Basiru Umar, 18, at Wailari area, Kumbotso LGA, Kano state on Thursday, 11th September.

    “In Anambra state, a couple: Nzube Onyedika, 41, and Ebele Onyedika, 42, were arrested during a raid operation at Obosi, where 13.9kg of Methamphetamine and 5.3kg skunk were recovered from them, while various quantities of meth, tramadol, swinol, heroin, and skunk were seized from another suspect, Nnamchi Tochukwu, 36. 

    “In Yobe, a suspect, Mohammed Auwal, was arrested after 36 blocks of cannabis sativa weighing 22.1kg were recovered from his residence at Gadan Talakawa area of Potiskum, while three trans-border drug traffickers: Kunyadi Kunle Ogbungbun, 24; Olalekan Adewale, 20; and Sanya Joshua, 22, were nabbed with 394kg skunk at Imeko area of Ogun State during a joint operation by NDLEA operatives with the police and local vigilante on Sunday, 7th September. Three motorcycles used in conveying the illicit consignment were also recovered.

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    “In Edo state, a total of 16,966.633 kilograms of skunk were destroyed on a cannabis plantation measuring 6.786653 hectares at Ugbogyi forest, Ovia South West LGA, while 112 bags of processed cannabis weighing 1,176 kilograms were also recovered at the farm, where four suspects: Ebenezer Ewang, Oshore John, Emmanuel Monday, and David Sunday were arrested.

    “In like manner, Commands and formations of the Agency across the country continued their War Against Drug Abuse (WADA) sensitization activities to schools, worship centres, workplaces, and communities, among others, in the past week. These include: WADA sensitization lecture to drivers at Onitsha South Motors park, Enugu North, Enugu state; Islamic faithful at Otu Central Mosque, Otu, Oyo state; students and staff of Salamah International School, Malumfashi, Katsina; Islamic faithful at Wawa Central Mosque, Wawa town, Niger state, while the Ogun state command of NDLEA paid a WADA advocacy visit to the Osile Oke-Ona Egba, Oba Adedapo Adewale Tejuosho, Karounwi III, among others.

    “While commending the officers and men of MMIA, DOGI, Tincan, Lagos, Oyo, Edo, Kano, FCT, Anambra, Yobe, and Ogun Commands for the arrests and seizures, Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd) enjoined them and their colleagues across the country to continue with the ongoing balanced approach to the drug control efforts of the Agency.”

  • NDLEA smashes drug cartel, arrests three kingpins, seizes N5.3bn Australia-bound cocaine

    NDLEA smashes drug cartel, arrests three kingpins, seizes N5.3bn Australia-bound cocaine

    …intercepts N1.1bn codeine consignment in Rivers.

    …recovers 653kg Colos, Loud in Lagos, Abuja raids

    An international organised criminal group (IOCG) operating between Nigeria, the UK, Brazil, Australia, and the United Arab Emirates has been smashed by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) who, in a two-week-long intelligence-led operation across parts of Lagos, arrested three leaders of the cartel.

    Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA Headquarters, Abuja, Femi Babafemi, who made this known in a statement on Sunday, said this was after the Agency intercepted a large consignment of cocaine concealed in textile materials and local charms going to Sydney, Australia, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos.

    Babafemi said the unravelling of the drug syndicate began on Tuesday, 26th August 2025, after NDLEA officers at the export shed of the Lagos airport intercepted 76 cartons of textile materials going to Sydney, Australia.

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    He said a thorough search of the shipment led to the recovery of 16 big blocks of cocaine weighing 17.9 kilograms hidden in the lace materials, parked with local charms to provide spiritual cover against law enforcement detection.

    According to the statement, a freight agent and member of the syndicate, Olashupo Michael Oladimeji, was the first to be arrested. 

    It indicated that the consignment was expected to fetch the syndicate an estimated street value of over 5.3 million Australian Dollars, equivalent to N5.3 billion.

    It reads, “Fast-paced investigation of the operations of the IOCG quickly unmasked other leaders of the group: Muaezee Ademola Ogunbiyi and Shola Adegoke. Ogunbiyi who is the arrowhead of the syndicate in Nigeria was arrested at a hotel in Ikeja GRA on Wednesday 3rd September and swiftly taken to his house in Lekki area of Lagos, where a search led to the recovery of 21 parcels of Canadian Loud, a strain of cannabis with a total weight of 10.90kg and a double-barreled pump action gun, with some cartridges.

    “A house located at 13 Reverend Ogunbiyi Street, Ikeja GRA, where the criminal group used to package illicit drugs for export, was subsequently raided, and another leader of the syndicate, Shola Adegoke arrested there. A black Range Rover SUV marked RBC 459 EJ found in the compound was searched, and 17 parcels of Loud weighing 9.60 kilograms were recovered. A black Toyota Venza car with registration number FST 771 JQ was earlier recovered from Ogunbiyi at the point of his arrest at the hotel.

    “Investigations revealed that while Ogunbiyi coordinates operations for the group in Nigeria, one Adebisi Ademola Omoyele (Mr. Bee), who is currently hibernating in Dubai, UAE, is identified as the ringleader of the criminal network who coordinates their overseas operations. Shola Adegoke was found to have been jailed in the UK in 2021 for dealing in Methamphetamine and subsequently deported to Nigeria in 2024.

    “Ogunbiyi was also found to have served a 14-year jail term in the UK over a murder case before returning to Nigeria about eight years ago.”

    Babafemi added that a Milan, Italy-based Nigerian, Gabriel Michael, was on Friday, 5th September, arrested by NDLEA operatives at the departure hall of Terminal 1 of the Lagos airport while attempting to board an Air France flight to Italy.

    According to the statement, he was found to have concealed a total of 24,480 pills of tramadol 100mg, 200mg, and 225mg, which he claimed he was going to sell for 19,520 euros.

    The statement reads, “A total of 160,200 bottles of codeine-based syrup were discovered in a 40ft container during a joint examination of the shipment by NDLEA officers and men of Nigeria Customs and other security agencies at the West Africa Container Terminal (WACT) Port Harcourt Ports Complex, Onne, Rivers state, on Thursday, 4th September.

    “The container, which has 220 cartons of ceramic sanitary wares used as cover for the codeine syrup, was one of the shipments watch-listed and tracked by a special operations unit of NDLEA, while the illicit consignment has an estimated street value of over N1.1 billion.

    “In the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, NDLEA operatives on a stop and search operation on Thursday, 4th September, arrested a dispatch rider, Joel Bernard, 32, in the Gwarimpa area of the FCT while conveying 3.1kg of Colorado, a synthetic strain of cannabis.

    “In Lagos, NDLEA operatives acting on credible intelligence on Monday, 1st September arrested the duo of Tunde Ayinla, 47, and Olawale Omotare, 54, while loading four distribution vehicles at their 28 Ola Street, Ijesha Surulere home. Recovered from them include: 9kg of Canadian Loud; 5kg of Colorado, and 1,101 compressed blocks of Ghana Loud weighing 611kg, bringing the total weight of the combined seizures to 625 kg.

    “In another raid in Lagos, operatives on Friday, 5th September, arrested a couple: Andy David, 43, and Andy Esther, 44, with 24.4kg of skunk, a strain of cannabis, recovered from their home in the Ajegunle area of the state.

    “While 45-year-old Musa Isah was arrested with 53.400kg skunk concealed in two cartons in the trunk of his Toyota Avensis car marked ABC 338 SS in Kogi state, Yunusa  Zakari, 23, was nabbed in a follow-up operation in Auchi, Edo state on Friday, 5th September in connection with the earlier seizure of 233kg skunk in Kakau, Kaduna state.

    “Not less than 11,000 pills of tramadol were recovered from a suspect, Ayouk Nelson, 28, when he was arrested by NDLEA operatives on Wednesday, 3rd September at 61 Bida road, Onitsha, Anambra State, just as operatives on patrol along Minna-Bida road, Niger state, on Tuesday, 2nd September intercepted a white Toyota Hilux vehicle. A search led to the seizure of 30 bags of skunk weighing 342 kilograms, while the driver, Afolayan Ayodele, 54, conveying the consignment, was arrested.

    “In Taraba state, a total of 18,750 kilograms of skunk were destroyed on 7.5 hectares of cannabis plantations at Joro-Ade village, Ardo Kola, LGA on Tuesday, 2nd September. Owners of the two farms, Mako Zmar, 55, and Sani Titus, 45, were arrested during the operation.

    “Across the country, NDLEA Commands continued their War Against Drug Abuse, WADA, sensitization lectures and advocacy visits to worship centres, workplaces, palaces of traditional rulers and communities all through the past week.

    “Instances include: WADA sensitization lecture to officers and men of the Nigerian Correctional Service, Lafia, Nasarawa state; ward heads in Kano Municipal Council, Kano state; and members of traditional medicine practitioners association, Awgu local government area, Anambra state, while the Kogi state strategic command of NDLEA paid a WADA advocacy visit to the Ohi of Ihima and Chairman Okehi LGA council of traditional rulers, HRH Alhaji Abdulraheem Ahmed Ogido, among others.

    “While commending the officers and men of MMIA, PHPC, Lagos, FCT, Anambra, Taraba, Kaduna, Kogi, and Niger Commands of the Agency for the arrests and seizures of the past week,

    “Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (rtd) enjoined them and their colleagues across the country to intensify the ongoing balanced approach to the drug control efforts of the Agency.”

  • NDLEA arrests 75-year-old grandpa, five others with illicit substances

    NDLEA arrests 75-year-old grandpa, five others with illicit substances

    •Agency destroys 178,000 skunks in Taraba forest

    A 75-year-old grandpa, Uchelue Ikechukwu, was among six suspects arrested with illicit substances by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Anambra State.

    Director, Media and Advocacy NDLEA Headquarters Abuja, Femi Babafemi, who made this known in a statement, said Uchelue was nabbed at Umudioka, Dunukofia Local Government Area of Anambra with 26.7kg skunk last Thursday.

    Others were Eneh Makuo, Emmanuel Chiemeli, Uwakwe Matthew, Chukwujekwu Ehirim, Ifeanyichukwu Olisa and Odoh Chukwuma.

    Babafemi also said a 30-year-old Alfa Andrew was taken into custody following the destruction of 178, 750 kilograms of skunk on his 71.5 hectares of cannabis farm in Mayodoga forest, Sardauna Local Government Area of Taraba State.

    He said Andrew was arrested with a dane gun on Tuesday, last week when the agency’s operatives supported by personnel of the Nigerian Army, Nigeria Forest Security Service, Mambila Youth Vanguard and Vigilante, stormed his 71.5 hectares of cannabis farm at Mayodoga forest, Mayosabere ward in Sardauna Local Government Area, Taraba State, where they destroyed 178, 750 kilograms of skunk, a strain of cannabis.

    The statement reads: “No fewer than 104,900 capsules of tramadol concealed in the driver compartment of a fuel tanker, suspected to be an illicit consignment going to insurgents in parts of Borno State, were intercepted by NDLEA operatives at the Abuja/Kaduna tollgate in Kaduna on Friday 29th August while a suspect Hassan Buba was taken into custody.

    “Another suspect Kabir Sulaiman, 45, was nabbed with 34.150kg skunk by NDLEA officers at Gwargwaje – Zaria checkpoint on Saturday 30th August.

    “Following intelligence and surveillance, NDLEA operatives in an interdiction operation on Saturday 30th August arrested a major supplier of illicit opioids in Borno state, 33-year-old Uchenna Umeh shortly after he received his supplies from Onitsha, Anambra state. Recovered from his apartment at Chescon, Pompomary area of Maiduguri include 30,640 pills of tramadol 225mg; 7,940 tablets of rohypnol and N7,999,200.00 only in N200 new notes.

    “In Nasarawa State, NDLEA operatives on August 28barrested a suspect Abubakar Dauda, 36, with 79,040 pills of tramadol and diazepam at Abacha park, Mararaba Karu. This followed the arrest of Babangida Tungura, 47, in Lafia, with 30,410 pills of tramadol and Rohypnol as well as 38 bottles of codeine-based cough syrup concealed in a deep freezer from Asaba, Delta State on August 26.

    “A 23-year-old suspect Mohammed Ali was on August 27 arrested in a follow up operation at Ngorore, Adamawa State following the interception of his way billed consignment of 15,000 capsules of tramadol concealed in sacks of animal feed at the Gombe Mega Park.

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    “In Kano, the duo of Ashiru Garba, 20, and Aminu Abdu, 22, were arrested on August 26 on Kano-Hadeja Road, with 1.5kg skunk and 25,000 pills of exol-5 while two other suspects: Ali Muhammad, 37, and Muhammad Maishanu, 42, were nabbed by NDLEA officers on August 28 along Zaria-Kano Road, Gadan Tamburawa, with 8,080 bottles of a New Psychoactive Substance and 25.7kg skunk in their possession. No fewer than 250,000 tablets of exol-5 were seized from a suspect Alhasaan Musa, 25, in Zango area, Ungogo LGA, Kano by NDLEA operatives on August 30.

    “A suspect Hamisu Abdullahi was on August 25 arrested in a follow-up in Yola, Adamawa state after NDLEA operatives on patrol along Mararraba Lamurde intercepted a golf saloon car marked GME 253 HP driven by Sani Suleiman and coming from Gombe state loaded with sacks of pepper, used to conceal 79 blocks of skunk weighing 58kg belonging to Hamisu.

    “In Edo State, NDLEA operatives on patrol on Ewu-Auchi Road, Etsako West Local Government Area intercepted 64,250 pills of opioids mainly tramadol in a commercial bus from Onitsha, Anambra state and going to Okene, Kogi State, while a suspect Mohammed Halidu, 36, was arrested with the seizure.

    “Two suspects – Elves Odogwu, 45, and David Jeremiah, 35 – were arrested on 27th August when NDLEA operatives raided Queen Elizabeth, Aponmun Reserved Camp, Ondo in Ondo State where 117.5kg processed cannabis and seeds were recovered from them. A total of 164 kilograms of skunk were recovered from the base of a suspect Michael Ayodele in Mushn, Lagos by NDLEA operatives on Saturday 30th August.

    “‎In what appears to be the single largest seizure of Loud and Colorado, two strong strains of cannabis, in Ekiti State, NDLEA operatives acting on credible intelligence on Friday 29th August raided Nova Street, behind New Creation School, Ado-Ekiti where 5.3 kilograms of Loud and Colorado as well as 2.5grams of Methamphetamine were seized from a 42-year-old drug kingpin Ajayi Ayodeji Idowu (a.k.a Atiku).

    Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of NDLEA, Brig.-Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (rtd) applauded the officers in the commands across the country for intensifying the efforts.

  • 75-year-old grandpa arrested as NDLEA destroys 178,000kg skunk in Taraba forest

    75-year-old grandpa arrested as NDLEA destroys 178,000kg skunk in Taraba forest

    …intercepts 104,900 tramadol caps in fuel tanker heading to Borno

    The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says a 75-year-old grandpa, Uchelue Ikechukwu, was among six suspects arrested with illicit substances in raids by operatives of in parts of Anambra state.

    Director, Media and Advocacy NDLEA Headquarters Abuja, Femi Babafemi, who disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, said Uchelue was nabbed at Umudioka, Dunukofia local government area of Anambra with 26.7kg skunk on Thursday 28th August 2025.

    Others arrested he said were Eneh Makuo; Emmanuel Chiemeli; Uwakwe Matthew; Chukwujekwu Ehirim; Ifeanyichukwu Olisa and Odoh Chukwuma, were arrested with various quantities of opioids and skunk at Nkwelle and Amichi areas of the state.

    Babafemi also disclosed that a 30-year-old Alfa Andrew was taken into custody following the destruction of 178, 750 kilograms of skunk on his 71.5 hectares of cannabis farm in Mayodoga forest, Sardauna local council area of Taraba state.

    He said Andrew was arrested with a Dane gun on Tuesday 26th August when NDLEA operatives supported by personnel of the Nigerian Army, Nigeria Forest Security Service, Mambila Youth Vanguard and Vigilante, stormed his 71.5 hectares of cannabis farm located at Mayodoga forest, Mayosabere ward in Sardauna LGA, Taraba State, where they destroyed 178, 750 kilograms of skunk, a strain of cannabis.

    The statement reads, “No fewer than 104,900 capsules of tramadol concealed in the driver compartment of a fuel tanker, suspected to be an illicit consignment going to insurgents in parts of Borno state, were intercepted by NDLEA operatives at the Abuja/Kaduna tollgate in Kaduna on Friday 29th August while a suspect Hassan Buba was immediately taken into custody.

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    “Another suspect Kabir Sulaiman, 45, was nabbed with 34.150kg skunk by NDLEA officers at Gwargwaje – Zaria check point on Saturday 30th August.

    “Following intelligence and surveillance, NDLEA operatives in an interdiction operation on Saturday 30th August arrested a major supplier of illicit opioids in Borno state, 33-year-old Uchenna Umeh shortly after he received his supplies from Onitsha, Anambra state. Recovered from his apartment at Chescon, Pompomary area of Maiduguri include 30,640 pills of tramadol 225mg; 7,940 tablets of rohypnol and a cash of Seven Million Nine Hundred and Ninety-Nine Thousand, Two Hundred Naira (N7,999,200.00) only in N200 new notes.

    “In Nasarawa state, NDLEA operatives on Thursday 28th August arrested a suspect Abubakar Dauda, 36, with 79,040 pills of tramadol and diazepam at Abacha park, Mararaba Karu. This followed the arrest of Babangida Tungura, 47, in Lafia, with 30,410 pills of tramadol and Rohypnol as well as 38 bottles of codeine-based cough syrup concealed in a deep freezer from Asaba, Delta state on Tuesday 26th August.

    “A 23-year-old suspect Mohammed Ali was on Wednesday 27th August arrested in a follow up operation at Ngorore, Adamawa State following the interception of his way billed consignment of 15,000 capsules of tramadol concealed in sacks of animal feed at the Gombe mega park.

    “In Kano, the duo of Ashiru Garba, 20, and Aminu Abdu, 22, were arrested on Tuesday 26th August along Kano-Hadeja road, with 1.5kg skunk and 25,000 pills of exol-5 while two other suspects: Ali Muhammad, 37, and Muhammad Maishanu, 42, were nabbed by NDLEA officers on Thursday 28th August along Zaria-Kano road, Gadan Tamburawa, with 8,080 bottles of a New Psychoactive Substance and 25.7kg skunk in their possession. No fewer than 250,000 tablets of exol-5 were seized from a suspect Alhasaan Musa, 25, in Zango area, Ungogo LGA, Kano by NDLEA operatives on Saturday 30th August.

    “A suspect Hamisu Abdullahi was on Monday 25th August arrested in a follow up operation in Yola, Adamawa state after NDLEA operatives on patrol along Mararraba Lamurde intercepted a golf saloon car marked GME 253 HP driven by Sani Suleiman and coming from Gombe state loaded with sacks of pepper, used to conceal 79 blocks of skunk weighing 58kg belonging to Hamisu.

    “In Edo state, NDLEA operatives on patrol along Ewu-Auchi road, Etsako West LGA intercepted 64,250 pills of opioids mainly tramadol in a commercial bus coming from Onitsha, Anambra state and going to Okene, Kogi state, while a suspect Mohammed Halidu, 36, was arrested in connection with the seizure.

    “Two suspects: Elves Odogwu, 45, and David Jeremiah, 35, were arrested on Wednesday 27th August when NDLEA operatives raided Queen Elizabeth, Aponmun Reserved Camp, Ondo in Ondo state where 117.5kg processed cannabis and seeds were recovered from them. A total of 164 kilograms of skunk were recovered from the base of a suspect Michael Ayodele in Mushin area of Lagos where he was arrested by NDLEA operatives on Saturday 30th August.

    “‎In what appears to be the single largest seizure of Loud and Colorado, two strong strains of cannabis, in Ekiti State, NDLEA operatives acting on credible intelligence on Friday 29th August raided Nova street, behind New Creation School, Ado-Ekiti where 5.3 kilograms of Loud and Colorado as well as 2.5grams of Methamphetamine were seized from a 42-year-old drug kingpin Ajayi Ayodeji Idowu (a.k.a Atiku).

    “Meanwhile, across the country, NDLEA Commands continued their War Against Drug Abuse, WADA, sensitization lectures and advocacy visits to worship centres, schools, workplaces, palaces of traditional rulers and communities all through the past week.

    “Instances include: WADA sensitization lecture to secondary school students in Onitsha during their annual holiday lessons at Ezechima Primary School, Onitsha, Anambra state; youths of Anglican Church Diocese, Abakaliki, Ebonyi; WADA advocacy visits to HRM De Wheno Aholu Menu-Toyi, the Akran of Badagry, Lagos State; the MD/CEO of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho and his management team in Lagos; the First Lady of Ogun state, Her Excellency Mrs. Bamidele Abiodun; and the Olofin of Isheri, HRM Oba Suleiman Adekunle Bamgbade Ayodele 111, Lagos, among others.

    “While commending the officers and men of Anambra, Taraba, Kaduna, Kano, Nasarawa, Adamawa, Gombe, Lagos, Ekiti, Ondo, Borno and Edo, Commands of the Agency for the arrests and seizures of the past week, Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd) also applauded their compatriots in all the commands across the country for intensifying the WADA sensitization lectures and advocacy messages to every part of their areas of responsibility.”