NDLEA destroys 24,897kg skunk in Edo, Osun forests
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has destroyed 24,897kg of skunk in Edo and Osun forests respectively.
A statement by the NDLEA Director, Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi, on Sunday in Abuja, said that not less than 223.5kg processed cannabis and seeds were recovered from four farms in Edo State
Giving a breakdown, Mr Babafemi said that a total of 10,897.35kg skunk was destroyed on four farms, measuring 4.358938 hectares at Ugbodo forest, Ovia North East LGA in Edo State, on Friday, October 3.
Mr Babafemi said that two suspects: Michael Ayang, 40, and Bernard New Year, (a.ka Don), 47, were arrested.
Also, in Edo State, NDLEA operatives on Wednesday, October 1, intercepted a Toyota Sienna vehicle marked KUJ 47 NW loaded with 22 bags of skunk weighing 244.5kg at Igbanke, Orhionwon LGA and a suspect, Ineh Excellent Obindi, 28, arrested.
Similarly, Mr Babafemi said that three suspects: Chuimieze Shedrack, 28; Sunday John, 25, and Solomon Okopko, 27, were nabbed by NDLEA officers on Thursday, October 2, at Owena/Ijesha forest reserve, Osun State.
He said this was where the agency destroyed 14,000kg skunk on 5.6 hectares of cannabis plantation and recovered 142kg of same psychoactive substance.
Meanwhile, Operatives on patrol along Okene/Lokoja highway intercepted a waybill parcel from Lagos to Abuja containing 3.272kg loud and a sachet of colorado.
Mr Babafemi said that a follow-up operation at Gwagwalada park in Abuja led to the arrest of the owner, Tobi Odubote, 34.
He said that another suspect Ismail Abdurrahim, 32, was arrested in possession of 25.5kg skunk on Abaji- Abuja Expressway on Thursday, October 2.
In like manner, 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 Government Day Secondary School, Hammawa Toungo, Adamawa State.
Others are Government Day Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina; Day Secondary School, Unguwan Nasarawa, Kontogora, Niger; and traders at Ladega market Ikorodu, Lagos.
Mr Babafemi said that the Imo State Command of NDLEA paid a WADA advocacy visit to Mrs Chioma Uzodinma, Wife of the governor, at Government House, Owerri, among others.
(NAN)
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