Destroys 48,750kg skunk in Enugu, Taraba forests;
recovers 538,980 pills of tramadol in Kogi, Kaduna, Gombe, others; arrests
woman, son for drug trafficking in Lagos
Three years after launching a manhunt for him over
drug trafficking offences, a notorious drug kingpin, 36-year-old Sunday Ibigide
has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency
(NDLEA) in Asaba, Delta state while attempting to move 250 blocks of skunk
weighing 138 kilograms with his distribution bus.
Ibigide came under searchlight on 19th March 2022 in
connection with the seizure of 24.137kg of same psychoactive substance and
10grams of molly but thereafter went underground. However, following credible
intelligence, NDLEA operatives in Delta state were able to arrest him along
with one of his aides Clement Osuya, 27, while they were trying to move the 250
parcels of skunk for distribution on Sunday 10th August 2025.
No fewer than six suspects were arrested on Thursday
14th and Friday 15th August when NDLEA operatives supported by the military and
vigilantes raided three cannabis farms in Enugu Ezike, Enugu state where a
total of 37,500kg skunk was destroyed on 15 hectares of farmland. Those
arrested include: Ugwuanyi Chinaso, 23; James Negedu, 26; Sopuruchukwu Obido,
22; Ebuka Onu, 30; Ukwueze Sunday, 42; and Oguche Friday; while 74.5kg of the
illicit substance was recovered for the prosecution of the suspects.
While 20,700 pills of tramadol and cocodamol were
seized from a suspect Emmanuel Ayogu, 53, by NDLEA officers on patrol along
Nsukka road, 9th mile Enugu on Saturday 16th August, two other suspects:
Nsubechukwu Achidde, 24, and Osiaja
Simple Frank, 41, were arrested with
27.6kg skunk same day at the new market, Enugu.
In Lagos, a 52-year-old woman Muyibat Mumuni was
arrested with her son Faruk Mumuni, 25, by NDLEA operatives at Ladega street,
Mushin on Wednesday 13th August for storing and distributing 298 blocks of
Ghana Loud weighing 149kg while another suspect Emmanuel Samuel was nabbed on
Friday 15th August in Ajah area of Lekki where 8.5kg Canadian Loud, a strain of
cannabis was recovered from their apartment
Not less than 128,000 capsules of tramadol were
recovered from a suspect Sani Mohammed,32, who was arrested by NDLEA officers
at Jauro Jatau, Gombe, Gombe state on Monday 11th August, while a total of 337,
800 capsules of the same pharmaceutical opioid were seized by operatives on
patrol along Okene-Lokoja highway, Kogi state from the driver of a commercial
bus, Sulaiman Oyedokun, 47, coming from Onitsha, Anambra state and heading to
Kotangora, Niger state.
While a total of 11, 250kg skunk was destroyed on 4.5
hectares of farmland on Tuesday 12th August when NDLEA operatives assisted by
Sardauna Emirate Council and the Nigeria Forest Hunters Security Service raided
the Tanmiya forest in Sardauna LGA, Taraba state, 29, 840 capsules of tramadol
were seized from a suspect Saleh Babangida, 20, at a check point in Wukari area
of the state on Saturday 16th August.
In Kaduna, two suspects: Mohammed Amdife, 46, and
Sulaiman Mohammed, 22, were arrested in connection with the seizure of 22, 640
pills of tramadol and rohypnol at Gwargwaje check point, Zaria and Tudun Wada
area of the state. Two other suspects: Caroline David, 51, and Abdulhadi Umar,
30, were nabbed over the seizure of 111.1kg skunk intercepted along Zaria -
Kano road.
At the Port Harcourt Ports Complex, Onne, Rivers
state, a total of 875,000 bottles of codeine based syrup worth over N6.1billion
in street value and 3, 500,000 pills of trodol benzhexol valued at N1.7billion
were recovered from five containers under NDLEA intelligence tracking and
watch-list during joint examination with Customs Service and other security
agencies on Wednesday 13th and Thursday 14th August at the West Africa
Container Terminal (WACT) of the Onne port.
In Edo, NDLEA operatives on Wednesday 13th August
recovered 24 bags of skunk weighing 432kg in a bush along Warake-Auchi road in
Etsako West LGA, while 130kg of same substance was seized at a warehouse in
Sobe, Owan West LGA the following day.
A suspect Tahiru Madu Manga, 25, was nabbed by NDLEA
officers along Zaria-Kano road, with 16kg skunk and another suspect Ibrahim
Audu, 47, arrested with 76kg of the same psychoactive substance at Gadar
Tamburawa along Zaria-Kano road, Kano
state on Wednesday 13th August.
No fewer than 4, 320 ampoules of ketamine injection
were intercepted by NDLEA operatives at Gbaji checkpoint along Badagry-Lagos
highway on Monday 11th August with a suspect Akeem Adegun arrested.
In like manner, 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 advocacy visits to former Head of
State, General Abdulsalam Abubakar in Minna, Niger state; the Emir of Borgu
kingdom, HRH Alhaji Muhammad Haliru Dantoro, Kitoro IV, in Borgu kingdom, Niger
state ; the Emir of Lafia, Hon. Justice Sidi Bage Mohammed (Rtd), in Lafia,
Nasarawa state and the Shehu of Borno, HRH Dr. Abubakar Umar Ibn Garbai
Elkanemi, in Maiduguri, Borno state, among others.
While commending the officers and men of PHPC, Gombe, Kogi, Lagos, Edo, Kano, Delta, Taraba, and Seme Commands for the arrests, and seizures, Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd) enjoined them and their colleagues across the country to continue with the ongoing balanced approach to the drug control efforts of the Agency.
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