BY NEWS DESK, FEBRUARY 23, 2026 | 12:13 PM
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has intercepted large consignments of illicit drugs in Edo, FCT, Bauchi, Ondo, Delta, Kogi raids, respectively.
This is contained in a statement by the Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Femi Babafemi on Sunday in Abuja.
Giving a breakdown, Mr Babafemi said that no fewer than 7,300 pills of tramadol 225mg concealed in two sound systems were recovered by NDLEA operatives on patrol along Okene/Lokoja highway Kogi state.
This, he said, were recovered during the search of a commuter bus coming from Lagos to Kano on Sunday, February 15.
He said that a follow up operation in Zuba, Abuja on Tuesday, led to the arrest of the two suspects linked to the consignment.
Meanwhile, in Ondo state, Babafemi said that a suspect was arrested at Iju forest on Thursday, with 195kg skunk and seeds.
He added that another suspect was nabbed with 198kg of same substance when NDLEA operatives raided their enclaves in the forest.
“A total of 936 kilograms of skunk were seized from a suspect, when he was arrested at Azare town, Katagun LGA, Bauchi State on Tuesday.
“Another 85.8kg of same substance was recovered from four suspected drug traffickers in the same state,”he said.
Also, Babafemi said that 37kg skunk was seized from a female suspect at Club Street, Ekeredjebor, Ughelli, Delta, on Tuesday.
He added that NDLEA officers in Edo state same day raided Etiosa camp in Owan West LGA where they destroyed 1,266.8475kg skunk on three farms.
“No less than 23kg of processed cannabis was equally recovered, with two suspects: a 68-year-old grandmother, and a 43-year-old, man apprehended,”he said.
With the same vigour, Commands and formations of the Agency across the country continued their War Against Drug Abuse (WADA) sensitisation activities to schools, worship centres, work places and communities among others in the past week.
These include: WADA sensitisation lecture to students and staff of Muslim Community High School, Ayetoro – Oke, Kajola LGA, Oyo; Government Girls Secondary School, Gadaka, Yobe; Owerri City Secondary School, Owerri, Imo;
Also, Government Day Secondary School, Tongo, Gombe; St. Catherine’s College, Igoli, Ogoja, Cross River; Government Senior Girls Secondary School, Kofar Kudu, Kano; and Model Government College, Ikorodu, Lagos State, among others.
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