The seizures occurred at Murtala Muhammed International Airport and a courier company in Lagos. Two suspects are in custody. 

On October 7, cargo agent Boladale Riliwan was arrested after NDLEA officers found 15 parcels of skunk (a cannabis strain) hidden in 10 large rechargeable electrical bulbs destined for the DRC.

On October 12, Olawale Oyebola Hakeemot, a 48-year-old UK-based Public Health Assistant, was detained at Lagos airport’s Terminal 2 after 2,300 tramadol 225mg tablets were discovered in frozen snails in her luggage headed for Manchester. 

On October 16, NDLEA thwarted an attempt to export 810 bromazepam pills concealed in women’s garments to the US.In Adamawa State, Bello Buba was apprehended at a Yola South checkpoint with 38,270 tramadol tablets hidden in his vehicle’s spare tyre, boot, and door compartments, traced back to Benin Republic.

In Ekiti and Ondo States, NDLEA destroyed 53,250 kilograms of skunk across 21.3 hectares of cannabis farms and recovered 1,140 kilograms, arresting young men aged 20 to 27. 

Further seizures occurred in Oyo, Ogun, Imo, and Enugu States, involving large quantities of skunk and opioid tablets. In Lagos, 117 kilograms of skunk were seized from a Mushin suspect, and 80,000 bottles of codeine-based syrup from India were intercepted at Apapa port during a joint Customs examination.

NDLEA Chairman, Brigadier General Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd), praised the operatives and called for sustained vigilance, emphasizing a balanced approach to drug control. 

Alongside enforcement, NDLEA continues its War Against Drug Abuse (WADA) sensitization programs in schools, workplaces, and communities nationwide.