The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has destroyed over three tons of cannabis, Indian hemp, in a forest in Edo State.
A statement by the Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi, on Sunday in Abuja, said the drugs were found on 1.577683 hectares of farmland.
Babafemi said operatives raided the Oloma-Okpe forest in Akoko Edo Local Government Area and destroyed 3,944.2075 kilogrammes of cannabis on the farmland.
Also, NDLEA operatives in Edo on Thursday, March 14, arrested a suspect, Kole Samuel, 50.
Babafemi said the suspect was arrested with 75kg of psychoactive substance at market area, Otuo, Owan East LGA.
In the same vein, at least, 24kg of cannabis was seized from the driver of a transport company, Ikechukwu Obliged, at Sagamu Interchange, Ogun State, by NDLEA operatives on Wednesday, March 13.
Babafemi said two suspects, Ali Amadu, 27, and Adamu Hassan, 33, were nabbed with a total of 125.3kg of cannabis; 3,400 pills of tramadol; and 30 bottles of codeine syrup in Kano State.
“They were arrested on Monday, March 11, at Gadar Tamburawa area, and Friday 15th March, at Tsamiya Babba, Hotoro respectively.
“118 kilogrammes of cannabis were recovered from a warehouse in Masaka area of Nasarawa state on Saturday, March,16,” he said.
Meanwhile, with the same vigour, the various commands of the Agency across the country continued the War Against Drug Abuse, (WADA), advocacy campaign in the past week.
“Some of them include: WADA sensitisation lecture for students and teachers of Government Day Secondary School, Michika, Adamawa; students and staff of Nana Aisha Secondary School, Damaturu, Yobe.
“Students of Dee Unique International School, Abesan, Ipaja, Lagos and students and staff of Purple Crown Secondary School, Uwani, Enugu were not left out in the WADA advocacy among others.
Babafemi quoted the NDLEA chairman, retired Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa, as applauding the officers and men in all the commands across the country for intensifying their WADA advocacy lectures.
