43 Drug Dealers Arrested In Fresh Raids In Ondo, Nasarawa, Benue

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have launched fresh raids in Nasarawa, Benue, and Ondo states where no fewer than 43 dealers and consumers of illicit substances were arrested and 137.55 kilograms of assorted drugs recovered during the offensive action.

In Nasarawa state, NDLEA operatives backed by a detachment of soldiers from 177 battalions 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 for two consecutive days; 5th and 6th August 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 them.

Cannabis planted by the drug dealers in the adjoining bushes were destroyed while all the stalls in the drug markets were dismantled and set ablaze.

In the same vein, operatives of the Ondo state command of the Agency in the early hours of Monday, 9th August 2021 raided the Odopetu area of Akure in Akure South local government area of the state capital, where a 44-year-old woman, Folake Ademola, was arrested while her husband escaped.

Recovered from their home include 65.400kg of cannabis sativa; skunk – 500grams; loud- 16grams; Colorado- 34grams, bringing the total of drugs seized from them to 65.950 kilograms.

In Benue state, 34-year-old Iornum Emmanuel was arrested at the NDLEA Aliade checkpoint on Sunday 8th August 2021 with different quantities of assorted illicit drugs, which include; tramadol -500grams; diazepam- 1.5kg and exol 5- 7.9kg.

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 for their commitment to the goal of ridding the country of the menace of drug abuse and trafficking. He charged them and their colleagues in other commands to continue on the offensive until the last drug cartel in Nigeria is dismantled.