ENUGU, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- In a recent operation, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has discovered a hidden shrine in Igor, Benin City, Edo State, used for storing illicit drugs.
The shrine, guarded by a snake, contained a secret storage hole in the wall, concealed by wallpapers and fetish objects.
According to a statement by the Director, Media and Advocacy of the Agency, Femi Babafemi, upon searching the premises, operatives found various quantities of methamphetamine, Loud, Colorado and Arizona, all strong strains of cannabis with a total weight of 8.743 kilograms, were pulled out from the deep hole dug in the wall of the shrine building.
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Two women, Sonia Ezumezu and Risikatu Tijani, were arrested during the operation, after the snake was safely demobilised.
In a separate operation, two suspects, Obi Ferguson and Ernest Abanum, were arrested in the Usen forest, Edo State, with 209kg of cannabis and a motorcycle.
Additionally, a 76-year-old grandfather, Francis Omofa, was arrested in Abuja, linked to a consignment of 340.8kg of cannabis sativa.