Muhammed Abubakar, Reporting
THE National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested four suspects and destroyed 5,000 kilograms of skunk on a two-hectare cannabis farm in Ita-Ogbolu forest, Ondo State.
The suspects — Blessing Effiong, Saviour Peter, David Friday Sunday and Ability Peter Sunday — were nabbed during a raid on Tuesday, 15 September. No fewer than 48kg of dry and fresh cannabis was recovered from the location for the prosecution of the suspects.
WADA Campaigns Continue Nationwide
With the same vigour, Commands and formations of the Agency across the country continued their War Against Drug Abuse (WADA) sensitisation activities to schools, worship centres, workplaces and communities, among others, in the past week.
These include WADA enlightenment lectures to students and staff of St Ferdinand School, Ogbomoso, Oyo State; Unizik Secondary School, Awka, Anambra State; Scholars Nursery and Primary School, Epe, Lagos State; and Government Technical Training School, Jalingo, Taraba State.
The Delta Ports Command of the NDLEA also paid a WADA advocacy visit to His Royal Majesty, King Couple Mackson Oromoni Mobene III, Pere Ama-Okosu of Ogbe-Ijoh Warri Kingdom, Delta State, among others.
Marwa Commends Commands
While commending the officers and men of Lagos, Tincan, Edo, Niger, Delta, Ondo, Gombe, Imo and FCT Commands for their professionalism and intelligence-driven approach to the various successful operations, Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (rtd), enjoined them and their colleagues across the country to continue with the current balanced approach to the drug control efforts of the Agency.
