At least 43 dealers and consumers of illicit substances have been arrested and 137.55 kilogrammes of assorted drugs recovered during fresh raids in Nasarawa, Benue and Ondo States respectively by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA.
This was disclosed in a press statement issued by Femi Babafemi, NDLEA’s Director of Media and Advocacy.
In Nasarawa State, NDLEA operatives, backed by a detachment of soldiers from 177 battalion of the Nigerian Army, Keffi, raided notorious drug joints located in Kara Masaka, Ruwa Ruwa Uke, Abattoir at the border with FCT, Filing Bala, Masaka U- Turn, and others between August 5 and 6, 2021.
During the raids, at least 41 suspects were arrested and assorted drugs such as cocaine, cannabis sativa, cough syrup with codeine, rohypnol and tramadol with a total weight of 65.250kg were recovered from the suspects.
Similarly, cannabis plants planted by the drug dealers in the adjoining bushes were destroyed while all the stalls in the drug markets were dismantled and set ablaze.
Also, in the early hours of Monday, August 9, 2021, operatives of the Ondo State command of the Agency raided the Odopetu area of Akure in Akure South Local Government Area of the state capital, and nabbed a 44-year-old woman, Mrs. Folake Ademola, but her husband bolted.
Recovered from their home were: 65.400kg of cannabis sativa; 500grams of skunk; – 16 grams of loud; 34 grams of Colorado; bringing the total of drugs seized from the suspects to 65.950 kilograms.
In Benue State, one 34-year-old Lornum Emmanuel was arrested at the NDLEA Aliade checkpoint on Sunday, August 8, 2021, with various quantities of assorted illicit drugs, including: tramadol -500grams; diazepam- 1.5kg; and exol 5- 7.9kg.
Meanwhile, the Chairman/Chief Executive of the NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (retd), has commended the commanders, officers and men of the Nasarawa, Ondo and Benue State Commands respectively for their commitment to the war against drug abuse and traffickingin the country.
He charged them and their colleagues in other commands to continue on the offensive until the last drug cartel in Nigeria is dismantled.
