NDLEA Seizes Drugs In Bauchi, Four Other States, Arrests 10 Suspects

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has announced the successful seizure of illicit drugs in Bauchi and four other states.

The agency also arrested 10 suspects during the raid in the different locations. 

Operatives of the agency seized 67,960 tablets of various types of psychotropic substances at Ningi local government area of the state. 

The suspect identified as Ogbonna Ikechukwu was arrested during the raid. 

The spokesperson of the agency, Femi Babafemi made this known in a statement in Abuja on Sunday. 

According to him, the four other states include Edo, Ondo , Kano and Kaduna. 

Babafemi said in Edo State, the agency seized 4,870.2kgs of cannabis from 10 suspects.

He further disclosed that following a raid in Aponmu forest in Idanre LGA of Ondo state, operatives of the agency recovered 52 bags of cannabis sativa that weighed 676kgs and the truck being used to load it.

He added that in Ipele forest, the agency also arrested suspects identified as Christopher Amuzoga, Chikogu Samuel and Ijeoma Okenna with 690kgs of cannabis. 

Meanwhile in Kano State as reported the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), "Operatives arrested Isah Mohammed and Sandra Okafor at Dakata area on Friday after they were caught with 538 blocks of cannabis sativa.

“This was weighing 391.2kgs; 259,000 tablets of tramadol; 100 bottles of Codeine-based syrup, and 150,000 tablets of pregabalin.

“This followed the arrest of Abel John and Helen James with 328.7kgs C/S at Gonin gora area of Kaduna, while 5,000 tablets of tramadol and 25,000 tablets of Exol-5 were recovered along Abuja-Kaduna express road, ” he added.