Dispatch riders

The operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have apprehended three dispatch riders for allegedly distributing illicit drugs across Abuja, the nation’s capital.

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NDLEA spokesman Femi Babafemi, who disclosed this via a statement issued on Sunday, August 3, 2025, identified the dispatch riders as Sabo Sule, 24; 28-year-old Samuel Nnamdi; and Idris Jibrin, 28.

Dispatch riders

Babafemi said 149.8 grams of Canadian Loud, a strong strain of cannabis, were recovered from the dispatch riders.

He noted that two other suspects, 25-year-old Aliyu Abubakar and 30-year-old Adekunle Agbabiaka, were arrested along the Abaji-Gwagwalada expressway with 91.1kg of skunk, a strain of cannabis, on Saturday, August 2.

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Commending the anti-narcotic officers for the arrests, seizures, and their dexterity, the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd), enjoined them to continue with the ongoing balanced approach to the drug control efforts of the agency.

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