The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted 64,000 opioid pills in Niger State and recovered large quantities of cannabis and other illicit substances in coordinated operations across several states.
The agency said the seizures were made during operations in Niger, Delta, Bauchi, Kano, Ondo, Edo, Taraba, Lagos and other states as part of its crackdown on drug trafficking and substance abuse.
In Niger State, NDLEA operatives arrested 26-year-old Emmanuel Ekene on October 19 along the Sabo-Kainji Road in Borgu Local Government Area with 64,000 opioid pills, including tramadol and diazepam.
In Delta State, operatives arrested 51-year-old Peter Ugochukwu in Warri, recovering 29,350 capsules of tramadol, 6,620 tablets of tramadol 200mg, 4,116 bottles of codeine syrup and 11,340 tablets of Rohypnol.
The officers also seized 3,500 tablets of diazepam, 300 ampoules of pentazocine injection and 200 ampoules of diazepam injection, alongside quantities of tramadol 225mg, Molly and Cocodamol.
Ugochukwu was transferred to the NDLEA alongside a white Hummer bus handed over by the Nigeria Police Force in Delta State.
In another operation in Bauchi State, operatives arrested 45-year-old Jamilu Mustapha, also known as Last Card, at Nasaru Town, Ningi Local Government Area, on October 21, recovering 379kg of cannabis packed in seven large sacks.
In Kano State, a raid in the Gerawa area on October 22 led to the arrest of 30-year-old Murtala Lawan and the seizure of 159 blocks of cannabis weighing 97.2kg.
The agency also reported substantial cannabis seizures in other states.
In Ondo State, officers recovered 583kg of abandoned cannabis packed in 56 bags during a raid on a farm in Board-Ala, Akure South Local Government Area, on October 20.
In Edo State, operatives destroyed two cannabis farms in Ugbada Forest, Uzebba, Owan West Local Government Area, with an estimated yield of 2,023.14kg. They also destroyed 450kg of processed cannabis at the site and took another 97kg as exhibits.
A 42-year-old suspect, Mary Edokhai, was arrested in a related operation at Ewe community in Owan West with 35kg of cannabis.
In Taraba State, operatives arrested 39-year-old Raiyanu Misa at the Lankaviri checkpoint in Yorro Local Government Area on October 23, recovering 95 blocks of compressed cannabis weighing 60.175kg.
The same day, the agency received another suspect from the police following an arrest at Dakka village in Bali Local Government Area, where 112 blocks of compressed cannabis weighing 81.49kg were recovered.
In Lagos, NDLEA operatives arrested 41-year-old Eletu Rasheedat in the Eti-Osa area on October 23, recovering 5,820 diazepam pills, 780 tramadol tablets, 3.7kg of cannabis and 230.25 litres of skuchies, an alcoholic mixture containing psychoactive substances.
Meanwhile, a 46-year-old physically challenged woman, Helen Bakporo Samson, was arrested at Enhere Junction in Warri, Delta State, on October 19 with 6kg of cannabis.
The agency also reported the arrest of a suspect in Ibadan, Oyo State, following his alleged escape from an earlier operation in which officers seized 197.8kg of cannabis from his residence in September.
The NDLEA Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (retd.), commended officers involved in the operations and urged them to sustain intelligence-led efforts against drug trafficking and substance abuse.
The agency said its War Against Drug Abuse campaign also continued during the week, with sensitisation programmes held in schools, religious centres, workplaces and communities across the country.
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