In Lagos, operatives raided Idumota market on October 14 and arrested Elizabeth Chidera Kalu, recovering 10,600 ampoules of diazepam injection and 6,500 tablets of Molly from her store.
The following day, two 35-year-old men, Idowu Daudu and Ahmed Oniyinde, were arrested in Mushin with 59.95kg and 61.23kg of skunk, respectively.
Also on October 15, officers intercepted a truck coming from Trade Fair market along Iyana Oba and arrested its loading manager, Tajudeen Adeduntan, and his assistant, Azeez Sikiru.
“A search of the truck led to the recovery of 18,000 pills of tramadol 250mg, concealed in cartons labelled as Rambo insecticide,” the statement said.
In Edo State, NDLEA operatives raided Warake, Ivhiaro and Ewe/Irue communities in Owan East Local Government Area between October 15 and 16, arresting six suspects.
They included 85-year-old Grace Ehimeka, who was found with 179kg of skunk in Warake; Ayo Aigberadion, 53, with 220.8kg at Ewe/Irue; Ali Garba, 57, with 5.852kg; and Habib Braimoh, 45, with 100 grams.
Others were Musa Mubid, 35, found with 2kg of cannabis, cannabis seeds, tramadol, Swinol and diazepam, and Hope Okoro, 35, who had 237 grams of Canadian Loud.
In Ondo State, officers raided a cannabis farm at Okemoro Isinbode camp forest on October 17 and destroyed 7,500kg of skunk cultivated on three hectares of land.
Five suspects were arrested: Asikpo Ekpeyoung, 43; Solomon Okpani, 22; Ubong Friday, 35; Joseph Friday, 22; and Ekenimi Seth, 35.
The operatives also recovered 92 bags of skunk weighing 1,267kg, 11kg of cannabis seeds and 3kg of fresh stems, totalling 1,281kg.
In a separate operation in Owo on October 16, 53-year-old Okunebe Ndidi was traced to his hideout in Ameyinti, where officers recovered 25 bags of cannabis weighing 375kg.
In Bauchi State, officers arrested Shamsu Garba, 35, at Ragwam village in Katagum Local Government Area on October 14 after intercepting his Volkswagen Golf wagon. They recovered 894,800 pills of tramadol capsules and Exol-5 tablets.
The same day, operatives on patrol along the Bauchi-Gombe Road recovered 291 blocks of cannabis weighing 265kg from an abandoned vehicle at Tudun Natsira village.
In Kano, Ali Abdullahi, 38, and Ibrahim Adamu, 23, were arrested along the Zaria-Kano Road on October 13 with 30,100 tablets of tramadol 225mg. Murtala Dayyabu, 54, was arrested at Niger Street, Malan Kato, the following day with 100,000 tablets of Exol-5.
In Kaduna State, a raid at Kayimi village led to the arrest of Mohammed Sani, 48; Zaharadeen Shafiu, 29; and Yakubu Abdullahi, 20, with 496.5kg of cannabis.
At Food Palace, Ali Akilu Road, Kaduna, officers arrested John Ayo David, 39, with 49,500 tablets of tramadol 225mg.
In the FCT, 42-year-old Odo Jonas Ejike was arrested in the Utako area on October 17 with 29,500 capsules of tramadol.
NDLEA Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa, retd., commended officers of the Apapa, Tincan, Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Lagos, Edo, Bauchi, Ondo, Kano and FCT commands for their professionalism and intelligence-driven operations.
He urged them and other officers across the country to sustain efforts against drug trafficking networks while maintaining the agency’s balanced approach to drug control.
