According to the agency, it recovered 426,888 pills of Tramadol and other illicit drugs in Adamawa and Bauchi states and destroyed over three tons of Cannabis in a forest in Edo State, south-south Nigeria.
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA)says its personnel intercepted drug consignments in car compartments and transport bus tyres.
According to the agency, it recovered 426,888 pills of Tramadol and other illicit drugs in Adamawa and Bauchi states and destroyed over three tons of Cannabis in a forest in Edo State, south-south Nigeria.
The NDLEA’s Director of Media & Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, in a statement on Sunday, said that operatives of the anti-narcotic agency in Adamawa State on Wednesday arrested two wanted suspects identified as 30-year-old Ajim Samuel, popularly known as Boss and 36-year-old Davidson John Joshua, popularly known as Dantala.
Babafemi said the suspects were arrested while on their way from Onitsha, Anambra State where they had gone to buy a consignment of tramadol containing 14,428 pills of the opioid which they tucked in the body compartments of their black Honda Civic marked YLA 623 SL.
“They were nabbed along Numan-Jalingo Road. Also recovered from them were 21 grams of cannabis and monetary exhibits totalking N19, 280,” Babafemi said.
The NDLEA spokesperson further stated that in Osun State, a 49-year-old commercial bus driver, Ogunleye Adegoke, was arrested along Gbongan-Ibadan Road after NDLEA operatives discovered 2,000 capsules of tramadol, 60 tablets of rohypnol and 10 bottles of codeine syrup concealed in the spare tyre compartment of his vehicle.
Babafemi said, “While a total of 343,000 pills of opioids were seized by NDLEA officers from a suspect, Lawan Abubakar, 33, in Azare town, Katagum, Bauchi state on Friday 15th March, same day the Nigerian Army transferred a suspect, Muhammadu Rabi'u, 37, with 64,000 pills of tramadol recovered from him to the Bauchi state command of NDLEA.
“At least, 24kg of cannabis was seized from the driver of a transport company, Ikechukwu Obialo, at Sagamu Interchange, Ogun State by NDLEA operatives on Wednesday 13th March, while in Kano, two suspects: Ali Amadu, 27, and Adamu Hassan, 33, were nabbed with a total of 125.3kg cannabis; 3,400 pills of tramadol; and 30 bottles of codeine syrup. They were arrested on Monday 11th March at Gadar Tamburawa area, and Friday 15th March at Tsamiya Babba, Hotoro respectively.
“While 118 kilograms of cannabis were recovered from a warehouse in Masaka area of Nasarawa state on Saturday 16th March, NDLEA operatives in Edo state on Thursday 14th March arrested a suspect, Kole Samuel, 50, with 75kg of same psychoactive substance at market area, Otuo, Owan East LGA. Same day, operatives raided the Oloma-Okpe forest in Akoko Edo LGA where they destroyed 3,944.2075 kilograms of cannabis on 1.577683 hectares of farmland.
“With the same vigour, the various commands of the Agency across the country continued the War Against Drug Abuse, WADA, advocacy campaign in the past week. Some of them include: WADA sensitisation lecture for students and teachers of Government Day Secondary School, Michika, Adamawa; students and staff of Nana Aisha Secondary School, Damaturu, Yobe; students of Dee Unique International School, Abesan, Ipaja, Lagos and students and staff of Purple Crown Secondary School, Uwani, Enugu as well as a WADA advocacy visit to the paramount ruler of Alesa -Eleme kingdom, Emperor JD Nkpe 11, Rivers State.”