ENUGU, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says its operatives have intercepted major drug consignments meant for terrorists and bandits in Borno and Yobe states, while also arresting multiple suppliers and two notorious drug kingpins in Lagos.
According to the agency, 26-year-old Baba Kaka Ibrahim was arrested on September 27 at Njimtilo village, Borno, while driving a Mercedes Benz GLK with 39,380 pills of tramadol and exol-5 concealed in the engine compartment.
On the same day, operatives in Yobe nabbed Halima Adamu with 39 parcels of Colorado (1.4kg) hidden in her bag, which led to the arrest of her accomplice, Habiba Muhammad, in Maiduguri.
In Kano, NDLEA officers also arrested Aliyu Sani, 27, and Yahaya Tata, 26, with 30,030 tramadol pills.
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Meanwhile, in Lagos, the agency’s Special Operations Unit arrested two wanted drug kingpins 64-year-old Victor Nwosa and 49-year-old Felix Chika Obiegbu after weeks of surveillance.
Heroin, cocaine, and methamphetamine consignments were recovered from their homes.
Other arrests were recorded across several states. In Bayelsa, three suspects with 12kg of skunk and 50 cartridges, in Ekiti, Ex-convict, Femi Owoeye, caught with 32kg of skunk, in Kaduna a suspect arrested with 262.6kg of skunk in a Honda Pilot jeep, in Gombe 25-year-old Babangida Mohammed arrested with a meth consignment, in Abuja a 40-year-old suspect caught with 2.1kg of Colorado and in Edo 24,146kg of cannabis destroyed on farmlands in Esan West and Igueben LGAs; another 1,025kg intercepted in a truck along Wareke-Auchi road.
Commending the operatives, NDLEA Chairman Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa (Rtd) said the seizures demonstrate the agency’s commitment to safeguarding the country.
“Every gram of these dangerous drugs seized reinforces our determination to protect youths, disrupt criminal networks, and safeguard national security,” Marwa said.