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NDLEA Intercepts Three Trailer Loads Of Opioids, Seizes 3.5million Pills, 344,000 Codeine Bottles

..arrests 75-year-old grandpa in Ekiti, 70-year-old grandma in Benue for dealing in illicit drugs

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NDLEA Intercepts Three Trailer Loads Of Opioids, Seizes 3.5million Pills, 344,000 Codeine Bottles
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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA) said on Sunday that it has intercepted three trailer loads of opioids, comprising three 3,450,000 pills and 344,000 bottles of codeine syrup at Abule Ado in Amuwo Odofin Local Government Area of Lagos State.

It said three suspects were arrested in connection with the seizures.

Spokesman of the agency, Femi Babafemi confirmed the development in a statement in Abuja.

He said the multi-billion naira consignments were loaded into two 40-ft container trucks and another 20-ft truck at the AML bonded terminal, Abule-Osun, near the International Trade Fair complex before heading to a large warehouse at Abule-Ado where NDLEA officers eventually arrested the suspects and recovered the opioid consignments on Thursday , 9th May 2024.

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According to Babafemi,  those arrested include the warehouse agent, Cosmas Obiajulu, 51; Ridwan Balogun, 25, and Banjo Tayo, 30, both drivers of two of the trucks while the third driver escaped arrest.

“In the same vein, NDLEA operatives on Tuesday 7th May arrested a suspect, Nwankwo Ejike in Coker area of Lagos where 100 litres of codeine syrup were recovered from him while 60 litres of the same substance were seized from Clinton Akinye in the same area same day.

“Not less than 37.5kg of cannabis sativa loaded in a Toyota camry car was recovered from another suspect, Adegbola Segun, 47, when the car was intercepted at Mile 12 area of Lagos on Monday 6th May.

“Another consignment of opioids consisting of 59,106 pills of tramadol and different quantities of codeine syrup and rohypnol being taken across the border to Garua, Cameroon was intercepted by NDLEA officers on Monday 6th May along Mubi-Yola road, Adamawa State.

“Two suspects linked to the drugs : Abubakar Auwal, 39, and Adamu Abubakar, 25, (a.k.a Bamanga), a trans-border trafficker who was to take the consignment from Mubi across to Cameroon were promptly arrested.

“In Edo State, NDLEA operatives on Saturday 11th May raided the Iguiye forest in Ovia North East LGA, where a total of 11, 636.185kg cannabis was destroyed on three farms measuring 4.654474 hectares, while additional 188kg of the same psychoactive substance was recovered and a suspect, Itah Nyong was arrested during the overnight operation.

“A 75-year-old grandpa, Jibril Audu was on Friday 10th May arrested with 7.5 kilograms of cannabis at Oke-asa village, Ijero-Ekiti, Ekiti State during a raid operation, while a 70-year-old grandma, Tikwase Nytor was nabbed with 15.6kg of same substance on Thursday 9th May during a raid operation at Achusa and International Market road, Makurdi, Benue state,” the statement said.

Babafemi also said the NDLEA Commands across the country balanced their drug supply reduction operations with War Against Drug Abuse (WADA) advocacy campaigns during  the week under review .

He said the campaigns were taken to schools, markets, worship centres and communities.

“Some of these include: WADA sensitisation lecture to Muslim faithful at Sultan Bello Jummat Mosque, Kaduna; students of Oduduwa University and Oduduwa Polytechnic, Ipetumodu, Osun State, students of Nigerian Tulip International Colleges (Boys Section), Kano; students of Federal University of Technology, Babura, Jigawa and students of Father Tansi International College, Okpuno Awka, Anambra.

The statement said other activities include WADA advocacy visit to Delta State First Lady Deaconess Tobore Oborevwori and similar advocacy visit to the Founder, City of God Cathedral, Cardinal James Omolaja Odunmbaku who was joined by Ojodu LCDA Chairman, Hon. Segun Odunmbaku in Ojodu area of Lagos state.

The Chairman / CEO of NDLEA, retired Beig.- Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa
commended the efforts of the Lagos, Edo, Ekiti, Benue and Adamawa Commands for jobs well done.

Marwa assured that officers and men of the Agency will continue to work with local and international partners to ensure that the scourge of substance abuse and illicit drug trafficking is brought to the barest minimum in Nigeria. (vitalnewsngr.com)

 

 

 

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