The Edo State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), in a coordinated effort to rid Edo State of illicit drug activities, has destroyed 4,628.9kg of cannabis in two plantations and arrested ten suspected drug traffickers in separate operations across the state. Acting on credible intelligence, officers of the command conducted the targeted cannabis farm destruction operation at Ugboku, Igbanke Forest, in the Orhionmwon Local Government Area of the state while Abuja quarters in Benin City were equally dislodged of criminals.
According to the Commander of the NDLEA in Edo State, Commander of Narcotics Mitchell Ofoyeju, PhD, the operation is in line with the Chairman, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa’s, operational order to dislodge illicit drug locations nationwide.
“In a renewed offensive tasking order, the command discovered and successfully destroyed two cannabis farms that measured 1.851591 hectares with an estimated yield of 4,628.9775 kilograms. One suspect, Agholor Elebojie, a 40-year-old male, was apprehended in connection with the first farm. The farm, measuring 0.699792 hectares, had an estimated yield of 1,749.26 kilograms. The second farm, measuring 1.151889 hectares, had an estimated yield of 2,879.7225 kilograms was also destroyed. Additionally, two bags of processed cannabis sativa weighing 12.4 kilograms were recovered from the second farm,” Mitchell stated.
In a separate operation, officers carried out a targeted raid and dislodged drug flashpoints at Oluku and Abuja Quarters, G.R.A., Oredo Local Government Area, Benin City. The operation led to the arrest of ten suspected male drug traffickers with various quantities of illicit substances.
At Oluku, Kingsley Anigala, a 28-year-old male from Aniocha South LGA, Delta State, was arrested with 25.857 kilograms of cannabis and 93 grams of methamphetamine. His arrest took place on 14th August, 2026.
At the Abuja Quarters, nine suspects were arrested on 13 August 2026. They include Usman Adamu, 20, from Nassarawa State, with 47 grams of Loud and 160 grams of cannabis sativa; Abdullahi Adamu, 25, from Nassarawa State, with 107 grams of Loud, 2.1 grams of Swinol, and 0.1 grams of Danabol; Nasiru Yahaya, 29, from Katsina State, with 226 grams of cannabis sativa; Yunusa Musa, 28; Musa Shehu, 25; Kabiru Salisu, 28; Adamu Zakaria, 26; Andulrasheed Sani, 35; and Peter Hycent, 35, from Nassarawa, Kano, and Benue States, respectively. They were arrested with a combined haul of 1.3 kilograms of Cannabis sativa, 3 kilograms of loud, 301 grams of 100 mg Tramadol, 19 grams of 225 mg Tramadol, 47 grams of Diazepam, 5 grams of Swinol, 8 grams of Danabol, and 3 grams of methamphetamine.
All suspects have been taken into custody, and investigations are ongoing in preparation for prosecution.
