NDLEA INTERCEPTS 1.63 MILLION TRAMADOL PILLS BOUND FOR KANO, ARRESTS 80-YEAR-OLD SUSPECT

NDLEA INTERCEPTS 1.63 MILLION TRAMADOL PILLS BOUND FOR KANO, ARRESTS 80-YEAR-OLD SUSPECT 
By Jennifer Nwosu 

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has recorded another major breakthrough in its sustained offensive against transnational drug trafficking, intercepting 1.63 million tramadol pills concealed in two long-haul trailers headed for Kano from Lagos. The latest operation also led to multiple arrests across Lagos, Edo, Rivers and Kogi states, underscoring the Agency's expanding intelligence-driven campaign against organized drug networks.

In a statement released by the Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, the Agency said the coordinated operations reflect the strategic leadership of the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of NDLEA, Brig. General Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd), whose sustained focus on intelligence-led enforcement continues to disrupt drug trafficking syndicates operating across Nigeria and neighboring countries.
According to the Agency, the operation followed intelligence indicating that a transnational syndicate was smuggling tramadol from Togo through the Benin Republic into Nigeria. The latest seizures came barely a week after NDLEA officers intercepted 558,900 tramadol pills hidden inside the false compartment of another truck linked to the same criminal network.
The first trailer was intercepted on July 2 along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, where officers recovered 853,000 pills of tramadol 250mg concealed beneath the cargo floor. The 22-year-old driver, Jabir Kabiru, was arrested. Two days later, operatives tracked and intercepted a second trailer on the same route, recovering 777,000 pills of tramadol 250mg hidden in another fabricated compartment. The driver, Muhammed Nuhu, also 22, was taken into custody. Investigations confirmed that all three intercepted trucks belonged to the same international trafficking syndicate operating along the Togo–Benin Republic–Nigeria corridor.

At the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos, NDLEA officers also intercepted 4.70 kilograms of Canadian Loud, a potent synthetic cannabis strain, concealed inside cartons labeled "Odugwu." The consignments arrived from Canada aboard British Airways and Ethiopian Airlines flights. Initial investigations led to the arrest of cargo agents Ali Rotimi Samson and Orimolade Oluwagbenga, followed by Edeh Onyeamachi Stanislus, who attempted to claim the shipments. Further investigations culminated in the arrest of Chioma Nneka Mokeme, a 44-year-old businesswoman, who allegedly owned the consignments. She reportedly admitted that a Canada-based associate, Agbons Collins, introduced her to the illicit trade.
In Rivers State, NDLEA officers arrested 80-year-old Chika Ugwoji in Ahoada after recovering 800 grams of skunk from him. In Edo State, operatives raided a suspected drug warehouse along Sapele Road in Benin City, arresting a couple, Christian Chukwuka, 32, and Nwanneka Christian, 33. The operation yielded 22 bags of cannabis sativa weighing 219.5 kilograms and 192.67 kilograms of compressed Canadian Loud.
Another intelligence-led operation linked a seizure of 50,000 tramadol 225mg pills intercepted in Kogi State to a Chadian national, Hajara Abdullahi, 38, and her Nigerian accomplice, Abdulkarim Jidda, 44. Both suspects were tracked to Lagos and arrested in the Apapa area.
Beyond enforcement, the Agency sustained its' nationwide War Against Drug Abuse (WADA) advocacy campaign with sensitization programmes held in schools across Katsina, Enugu, Lagos, Rivers, Ekiti and Kano states, reinforcing efforts to reduce drug demand through public education.

Brig. General Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd) commended officers of the MMIA, Lagos, Rivers, Edo and Kogi Commands for the successful operations, noting that their vigilance continues to strengthen Nigeria's fight against drug trafficking. He urged personnel across the country to sustain the momentum and remain proactive in protecting communities from the growing threat posed by illicit drugs.

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