Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency
(NDLEA) have uncovered a clandestine laboratory where Colorado, a synthetic
strain of cannabis is being produced in a residential building located at Ajao
estate, Isolo Lagos with large quantities of freshly cooked Colos and various
precursor chemicals for drug production recovered and the 30-year-old lab
owner, Stephen Kelechi Imoh arrested.
The discovery followed months of intelligence
gathering on possible Colos laboratories in Lagos after NDLEA officers
intercepted consignments of freshly produced Colos in March and May 2025 in the
state, a development that suggested that the dangerous psychoactive substance,
which was hitherto imported into the country, was now locally produced.
The effort paid off on Thursday 30th October 2025 when
NDLEA officers raided the residential apartment in Ajao estate, Isolo Lagos
which Kelechi converted to a laboratory for cooking Colos, a strain of cannabis
produced with the psychoactive plant and various chemicals. Recovered from the
apartment include: freshly cooked Colos weighing 16.2 kilograms; ADB-CHMNACA Cannabinol -1.7kg; Potassium Carbonate -4.5kg and Dibromobutane
- 91 litres.
In another operation in Lagos, NDLEA operatives on
Saturday 1st November raided the enclave of a 28-year-old drug dealer Afeez
Salisu (alias Malu) in Mushin where 16 compressed blocks of Ghana Loud, a
strain of cannabis as well as designer sachets and bottles of Colorado weighing
16.4kg were recovered from him.
A music artist Godspower George Osahenrumwen whose
stage name is Steady Boy was on Thursday 30th October arrested by NDLEA
operatives while attempting to take delivery of a large consignment of Loud, a
strain of cannabis concealed inside three cartons of bathtub imported along
with other items such as cloths and gadgets from New York, United States. This
followed the seizure of the shipment which arrived the import shed of the
Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA) Ikeja Lagos from US aboard a DHL
flight on Tuesday 28th October.
The 20-year-old music artist was nabbed at Bougain
Villa, Primewater Gardens 2, Freedom way, Lekki Lagos when he showed up as the
consignee to take delivery of the 140 bags of Loud with a gross weight of
77.20kg on behalf of a syndicate, which includes his manager, Zion Osazee
Omigie (a.k.a Zee Money) who is currently at large.
In Kaduna, NDLEA operatives on patrol along Abuja -
Jos highway on Sunday 26th October
intercepted a consignment of 84,710 capsules of
tramadol coming from Onitsha, Anambra state and heading to Bauchi. A follow up
operation in Bauchi led to the arrest of the recipient Musa Abdulkarim, 27. Two
days later, Tuesday 28th October, operatives at the tollgate along Abuja -
Kaduna highway arrested Hamza Musa, 47, conveying 32, 946 bottles
of Akuskura, a New Psychoactive Substance (NPS) from
Lagos, while Saidu Nafiu, 30, was nabbed with 131.5kg skunk at Kamfanin Zangon
Aya, Igabi LGA, Kaduna.
Three suspects: Seun Olaniyi, 24; Rauf Asogba, 28; and
Ayinla Adeniyi, 50, were on Saturday 1st November arrested at Abeokuta, Ogun
state after a team of NDLEA officers tracked their movement from Benin Republic
and eventually intercepted their bus along Abiola way, Abeokuta, with a total
1,779kg skunk recovered from them.
While Jamilu Mustapha (a.k.a Last Card), 46, was
arrested with 596.4kg skunk at Nasaru town, Ningi LGA, Bauchi State on
Wednesday 29th October, no fewer than 532,600 pills of tramadol and exol-5 were
recovered from the trio of Halilu Amiru; Rabiu Maikudi and Ibrahim Mati in a
truck marked KTG- 791 ZZ at Oko-olowo,
Ilorin, Kwara state same day.
In Edo state, NDLEA officers on patrol along Okhokho -
Isi community in Uhunmwode LGA on Wednesday 29th October intercepted two Toyota
Sienna buses marked EPE 545 EV and ABC 142 CD conveying a total of 1,455kg
skunk following credible intelligence.
In like manner, operatives in Ondo state on Tuesday
28th October recovered a total of
2,829kg skunk linked to a 32-year-old female suspect Mrs. Ige Olarewaju
from two locations at Ayede, Ogbese, while another suspect Samuel Adebayo was
nabbed with 737kg of same psychoactive substance at Adegbola junction, Akure.
No less than 76.5 litres of skuchies, a mixture of
black currant, skunk and opioids were seized from a suspect Ige Oluwale, 50,
who was arrested by NDLEA officers at Ibereko, Bagadry, Lagos on Friday 31st
October, while a total of 30,370 pills of tramadol and 177 grams of
methamphetamine were recovered from the duo of Musbahu Abdullahi, 28; and
Saleiman Ahmed, 25, following their arrest at Wukari, Taraba state by
operatives on Thursday 30th October when they were conveying the drugs from
Onitsha, Anambra state to Yola, Adamawa state.
Meanwhile, Commands and formations of the Agency
across the country continued their War Against Drug Abuse (WADA) sensitization
activities to schools, worship centres, work places and communities among
others in the past week. These include: WADA sensitization lecture to students
and staff of Aroje/Abaa Community High School, Ogbomoso, Oyo state;
Amazing Flower Secondary School, Maya, Ikorodu, Lagos;
Government Day Secondary School, Ilelah, Sokoto; Government Day Secondary
School, Darina, Gwiwa LGA, Jigawa Royal Star Academy, Hayin Gwarmai, Bebeji
LGA, Kano state, among others.
While commending the officers and men of MMIA, Lagos, Kaduna, Edo, Kwara, Ogun, Taraba, Ondo, Seme, and Bauchi Commands as well as their compatriots across the country for their resilience, professionalism and balanced approach to the drug control efforts of the country, Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of NDLEA, Brig Gen Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd) vowed that the Agency will continue to target and dismantle every identified drug syndicate in any part of Nigeria while denying them of the benefits of the proceeds of their criminal trade by ensuring that they forfeit all their traceable assets to the Federal Government.
Femi Babafemi
Director, Media & Advocacy
NDLEA Headquarters, Abuja
Sunday 2nd November 2025
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