NDLEA TARGETS SCHOOL DRUG SUPPLY NETWORK, NABS WANTED COUPLE ,GRANDPAS; SEIZES LARGE DRUG HAULS ACROSS STATES

NDLEA TARGETS SCHOOL DRUG SUPPLY NETWORK, NABS WANTED COUPLE ,GRANDPAS; SEIZES LARGE DRUG HAULS ACROSS STATES 

By Jennifer Nwosu 


The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intensified its' nationwide offensive against drug trafficking networks, arresting two elderly men accused of supplying illicit substances to secondary school students in Abia State, while also intercepting dangerous drug consignments from China and dismantling trafficking operations across several states.

In a statement released by the Director, Media and Advocacy of the NDLEA, Femi Babafemi, the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the Agency, Brig. General Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd), commended officers involved in the operations and reiterated the agency’s determination to sustain pressure on drug traffickers while strengthening preventive campaigns through its War Against Drug Abuse (WADA) initiative.

One of the suspects, 75-year-old Godwin Obulunbiya Obiora, was arrested in Umuahia after intelligence reports linked him to the sale of illicit substances to students and other youths from his patent medicine store on Club Road. A search of the premises led to the recovery of 4.64 kilograms of opioids, including tramadol and diazepam.

In a separate case, 84-year-old pensioner Godfrey Orji was apprehended after security personnel at Saint Silas Secondary School, Old Umuahia, caught him supplying drugs to two teenage students. The suspects were later transferred to NDLEA custody. One of the students, a 15-year-old SS2 pupil, reportedly admitted that Orji supplied him drugs for personal use and resale to fellow students. While both elderly suspects are expected to face prosecution, the students have been enrolled in counselling and rehabilitation programmes.

Elsewhere, NDLEA operatives at a Lagos courier facility intercepted a 9.5-kilogram shipment of ADB Chminaca, a highly dangerous synthetic cannabinoid classified as a New Psychoactive Substance (NPS), concealed in a carton from China. Officers also uncovered 300 grams of Loud, a potent cannabis strain, hidden inside ladies’ handbags intended for shipment to Dubai.

In Lagos, operatives raided the residence of wanted drug dealer Lukman Badmus, popularly known as "Lukman Ogombo," recovering codeine syrup and skunk. A follow-up operation at his wife Aisha Saraki’s shop on Lagos Island led to the seizure of additional codeine bottles, drug paraphernalia and 22.5 kilograms of skunk concealed in a minibus. Attempts to destroy evidence during the raid were thwarted by officers.

Other operations recorded major breakthroughs across the country. In Kogi State, suspect Tochukwu Onah, 33, was arrested with 1.03 kilograms of methamphetamine concealed in custard containers while travelling from Lagos to Abuja. In Ekiti State, a wanted couple, James Tony Chukwudi, 48 and James Kehinde, 35, were arrested after months on the run in connection with a 117-kilogram skunk seizure made in March.

In Oyo State, NDLEA officers raided a residence in the Dangote area of Oyo town, arresting 75-year-old Tudun Olubiyi alongside Nasiru Buhari, 22, and Buba Musa, 47. Officers recovered 118 jumbo bags containing 1,416 kilograms of skunk hidden beneath sawdust.

In Edo State, raids on cannabis cultivation sites led to the destruction of more than 4,100 kilograms of skunk. Patrick Imoukhede, 45, and Augustine Anyamone, 45, were arrested in separate operations linked to the illegal plantations and processed cannabis stockpiles.

The agency also continued its' WADA advocacy campaign with sensitization programmes in schools across Ekiti, Kano, Nasarawa, Katsina and Anambra states, as well as community engagements in Rivers State.

Reacting to the latest successes, Brig. General Marwa(Rtd) praised officers from the Directorate of Operations and General Investigation (DOGI) and commands in Abia, Lagos, Ekiti, Oyo, Kogi and Edo States for their professionalism and vigilance. He urged personnel nationwide to sustain the momentum, stressing that the fight against drug abuse and trafficking remains a critical national priority.

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