NDLEA destroys 24,897kg skunk in Edo, Osun forests

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has destroyed 24,897kg of skunk successful Edo and Osun forests, respectively.

A connection by the NDLEA Director, Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi, connected Sunday successful Abuja, said that not little than 223.5kg processed cannabis and seeds were recovered from 4 farms successful Edo.

Giving a breakdown, Babafemi said that a full of 10,897.35kg of skunk was destroyed connected 4 farms, measuring 4.358938 hectares astatine Ugbodo forest, Ovia North East LGA successful Edo, connected Friday, Oct. 3.

Babafemi said that 2 suspects, Michael Ayang, 40, and Bernard New Year (a.k.a Don), 47, were arrested.

Also, successful Edo, NDLEA operatives connected Wednesday, Oct. 1, intercepted a Toyota Sienna conveyance marked KUJ 47 NW loaded with 22 bags of skunk weighing 244.5kg astatine Igbanke, Orhionwon LGA and a suspect, Ineh Excellent Obindi, 28, was arrested.

Similarly, Babafemi said that 3 suspects: Chuimieze Shedrack, 28; Sunday John, 25, and Solomon Okopko, 27, were nabbed by NDLEA officers connected Thursday, Oct. 2, astatine Owena/Ijesha wood reserve, Osun state.

This, helium said, was wherever they destroyed 14,000kg of skunk connected 5.6 hectares of cannabis plantation and recovered 142kg of the aforesaid psychoactive substance.

Meanwhile, Operatives connected patrol on the Okene/Lokoja road intercepted a waybill parcel coming from Lagos to Abuja containing 3.272kg Loud and a sachet of Colorado.

Babafemi said that a follow-up cognition astatine Gwagwalada parkland successful Abuja led to the apprehension of the owner, Tobi Odubote, 34.

He said that different suspect, Ismail Abdurrahim, 32, was arrested successful possession of 25.5kg of skunk connected the Abaji-Abuja Expressway connected Thursday, Oct. 2.

In similar manner, Commands and formations of the Agency crossed the state continued their War Against Drug Abuse (WADA) sensitisation activities to schools, worship centres, workplaces and communities, among others, successful the past week.

These include: WADA sensitisation lecture to students and unit of Government Day Secondary School, Hammawa Toungo, Adamawa.

Others are Government Day Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina; Day Secondary School, Unguwan Nasarawa, Kontogora, Niger; and traders astatine Ladega market, Ikorodu, Lagos.

Babafemi said that the Imo State Command of NDLEA paid a WADA advocacy sojourn to Mrs Chioma Uzodinma, Wife of the governor, astatine Government House, Owerri, among others.

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