Tuesday, September 15, 2026 - Operatives of the Edo State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have destroyed five cannabis plantations measuring 2.269668 hectares, with an estimated yield of 5,674.17 kilogrammes.
Dr Mitchell Ofoyeju, the Edo State Commander of the NDLEA,
disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen on Monday,
September 14, 2026.
Ofoyeju said the operatives also arrested three suspected
traffickers and intercepted significant quantities of psychotropic substances,
including tramadol, codeine cough syrups and diazepam, while charms and knives
were recovered during the operations.
He said two plantations measuring 0.928744 hectares
at Monday Camp, Usen Forest, Ovia South West Local Government Area,
another two measuring 1.004278 hectares at Igwe-Oke Forest, Owan East Local
Government Area, and one measuring 0.336646 hectares at Ogboha Forest in Owan
West Local Government Area were destroyed.
He added that 39-year-old Sunday Segun and 25-year-old Jamie
Zubaru were arrested, while one Hassan Mohammed was arrested at Bob-Izua Park,
New Road, Okada town, with three deadly knives and charms during the
operations.
According to him, the fight against psychotropic substances
has recorded significant progress.
“In a patrol operation in Auchi, NDLEA officers intercepted
a vehicle containing a large quantity of assorted illicit drugs.
“The haul included 590 bottles of codeine syrup, 50,000
capsules of Tramadol 100 mg, 100 tablets of Tramadol 225 mg, and 25,000 tablets
of Diazepam,” he added.
Ofoyeju, who lamented that cannabis farms are gradually
taking over the forests, called on local government chairmen to collaborate
with the NDLEA to stem the illicit cultivation of the substance.
“We cannot continue this way because what began as a little
garden is turning into a large plantation. These farms were destroyed in the
past two weeks.
“Chairmen of local government councils are closer to the
people, and we need their active collaboration,” he stated.
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