NDLEA Seizes Large Quantity of Illicit Drugs in Kano, Lagos, and Other States
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has recorded significant successes in its fight against drug trafficking and abuse, making several seizures of illicit drugs in different parts of Nigeria.
In Kano, three suspects were apprehended with a total of 5,653,000 pills of tramadol 250mg and exol-5. Nura Abdullahi, 38, and Tahir Muhammad Mukhtar, 42, were caught in the Bacharawa area with 5,404,000 pills of tramadol 250mg on January 14. Yusuf Umar, 50, was arrested at Gadar Tamburawa on January 13 with 249,000 tablets of exol-5.
In Lagos, Ali Abubakar and Murtala Sani were arrested at Ojodu Berger on January 16 with 110kg of Indian hemp. Additionally, NDLEA officers in Lagos recovered an additional 69kg of the same substance from the hideout of a fleeing suspect in Akerele, Surulere, on the same day.
In the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, NDLEA officers raided Aleita on January 20, recovering not less than 2,800 bottles of codeine-based cough syrup. The suspected owner of the consignment, Jideofor Sochima, is currently at large.
In Taraba state, Ike Emmanuel, 35, was apprehended with a total of 100,510 pills of opioids on Thursday, January 18, in Dan-Anacha village. In Abia state, 60-year-old Joseph Isiguzoro, along with Emmanuel Eugene and Malachi Ndu, was arrested with 34,200 pills of opioids. Isiguzoro was also found with a sum of N2,885,045.
NDLEA Chairman, retired Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa, commended the officers and men of the Kano, Lagos, FCT, and Abia commands for their successful operations. He urged them to continue collaborating with other law enforcement agencies and stakeholders in their areas of responsibility. The agency remains committed to its fight against drug trafficking and abuse nationwide.
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