NDLEA Seizes Large Quantities of Illicit Drugs in Kano, Lagos Raids

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intensified its crackdown on drug trafficking, seizing significant quantities of illicit substances and arresting multiple suspects in coordinated operations across Kano and Lagos States.

In Kano, NDLEA operatives intercepted Michael Ogundele, 45, at Gadar Tamburawa along the Zaria-Kano road. A search of his belongings led to the discovery of 50,000 pills of Tramadol (225mg) concealed inside a 50-litre steel gas cylinder. In a separate operation, Sunday Ogar, 40, was arrested in Gunduwawa with 27kg of skunk, a highly potent strain of cannabis. Another suspect, Khadijah Abdullahi, 40, was taken into custody in the Lungun Bulala Yalwa area after being found in possession of 424 bottles of codeine-based syrup.

In Lagos, NDLEA operatives carried out a series of raids in different parts of the city. Olumuyiwa Kolawole and Samod Adisa were arrested in Mushin with 67.5kg of skunk, while an additional 100.8kg of the same substance was recovered from a storage facility in Anifowoshe, Mushin, linked to two fleeing suspects. In Apapa, officers apprehended Isah Idris, who was caught with 4.5kg of skunk, 600 grams of Tramadol (225mg), and 30 litres of codeine syrup. In another operation in Ikotun, Yahaya Mohamed was arrested with cocaine, heroin, and methamphetamine.

NDLEA spokesperson Femi Babafemi reaffirmed the agency’s commitment to combating drug abuse and trafficking under its War Against Drug Abuse (WADA) initiative. He highlighted the agency’s ongoing public sensitization efforts, which include awareness campaigns in schools, markets, motor parks, workplaces, and religious centers across Nigeria. Recently, NDLEA officers conducted anti-drug lectures in educational institutions across Lagos, Niger, Anambra, Ekiti, Sokoto, and Adamawa States.

The latest operations underscore the NDLEA’s relentless efforts to curb drug-related crimes and dismantle trafficking networks across the country. Authorities have vowed to continue their crackdown, urging the public to support the fight against drug abuse and provide useful information that could aid further arrests.