National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has destroyed over 100,000kg of cannabis spread across 51 hectares of farm land in Ekiti State.
This was contained in a statement signed by the Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi yesterday in Abuja.
Babafemi said NDLEA operatives supported by men of the Nigerian Army on Tuesday, September 3 and Wednesday, September 4 stormed three camps inside Ise-Ekiti forest reserve in Ise/Orun Local Government Area.
He named the affected areas to include: Aba Saalaja with 23 hectares; Aba Paanu with 12 hectares and Aba Arogunmatidi with 16 hectares, all within Ise-Ekiti forest reserve.
He also said two suspects were arrested on Friday, on Toro-Jos road, Kaduna with 305kg cannabis (Indian hemp) concealed in the false compartment of a J5 boxer bus marked YLA 682 XM.
Babafemi said another suspect was arrested in possession of 18 kilograms of same substance at Makarfi town.
“Two other suspects were arrested on Zaria- Kaduna highway in possession of 1,300 Tramadol tablets, all same day,” he said.
Also, in Jigawa State, a 30-year-old man was nabbed with 32.6kg of cannabis (Indian hemp) on Thursday, September 5 at Koran Shehu.
Babafemi added that operatives in Kogi on Wednesday intercepted 77,300 pills of Tramadol, Diazepam and Exol-5 with 1,230 bottles of Codeine in a commercial bus driven by Attai Okolo, 68, along Aloma–Ejule road, Ofu Local Government Area.
“Another was nabbed on Okene-Lokoja-Abuja expressway on Tuesday, September 3 with 42.400kg cannabis (Indian hemp) coming from Lagos enroute Kano.
“NDLEA operatives in Borno arrested a 40-year-old man at Ramat area of Maiduguri on Thursday, Sept. 5 with 13,100 pills of Tramadol.
“Also, operatives in Kano on September 4 nabbed a man with 25.8kg cannabis and 3,000 pills of Diazepam along Kano-Daura road,” he said.
The NDLEA spokesman noted that no fewer than 87,790 pills of Tramadol were recovered from Musa Adamu, 30, when he was arrested in Zing, Taraba State.
Babafemi said a raid on the home of a drug kingpin, Mayowa Abayomi Awe (a.k.a Bishop) in Ilesa, Osun State on Wednesday, September 4 led to the seizure of 43grams of crack cocaine, 23grams of Methamphetamine, 17.126kg cannabis and a locally made pistol.(NAN)
