NDLEA arrests three persons with disability for drug trafficking

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has arrested three persons with disability, including a 60-year-old man, for alleged drug trafficking during separate operations in Anambra and Kwara States.

The agency also said it uncovered a ₦5.8 billion cannabis stash house in Lekki, Lagos State, and dismantled a skuchies production factory in Lagos.

This was contained in a statement issued on Sunday by the NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi.

According to the statement, Romanus Nwabara, 60, was arrested on Wednesday, May 6, 2026, after being traced to Akpaka Forest, Onitsha, Anambra State, where he was allegedly found with 250 grams of skunk packaged in retail sachets.

“In a different raid at Ogbunike area of the state, NDLEA officers on Thursday, May 7, arrested another PWD, Amos Kenneth, 25, with 160.3 grams of Tramadol (225mg and 100mg); 80 pills of Diazepam; 38.23 grams of Exol-5; and 176.93 grams of skunk.

“In Kwara, NDLEA operatives on patrol along Bode Saadu on Friday, May 8, intercepted a commercial vehicle and, in the course of a search, one of the passengers, a PWD, Usman Salisu, was found with 6.3 kilograms of skunk concealed in a brown school bag,” the statement read.

In a separate operation, operatives of the NDLEA Special Operations Unit on Friday, May 8, raided a Lekki, Lagos, mansion allegedly used as a drug stash house, where 4,000 parcels of Loud — a strong strain of cannabis — weighing 2,326 kilograms, with an estimated street value of over ₦5.815 billion, were recovered.

The agency said two Mercedes-Benz buses and designer sachets used for packaging illicit drugs were also seized from the building located at 36 African Lane, Lekki Phase 1.

Elsewhere, Babafemi said, “Emmanuel Osita Okeke, 38, was arrested with 129kg of skunk at Nyanya, Karu, Nasarawa State, on Monday, May 4, 2026.

“NDLEA operatives on patrol along the Okene–Lokoja highway, Kogi State, on Friday, May 8, intercepted a white commuter J5 bus heading to Abuja. A search of the vehicle led to the recovery of 76 jumbo bags of skunk weighing 766kg and the arrest of three suspects: Mathew Omohove, Ebuka Desmond, and Babangida Musa.”

He further stated that “in an operation at the Ijora Badia area of Lagos, NDLEA officers on Wednesday, May 6, raided a makeshift skuchies production factory where two suspects — Bose Jamiu and Gbenga Gege — were arrested.

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“They were caught in the act of cooking cannabis and mixing same with other illicit substances. A total of 270 litres of already produced skuchies and 106 grams of Tramadol (225mg) were recovered from them.”

The statement added that NDLEA commands across the country continued War Against Drug Abuse (WADA) sensitisation campaigns in schools, worship centres, workplaces, and communities during the week.

The Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (retd.), commended officers involved in the operations and urged them to sustain the agency’s drug supply reduction and sensitisation efforts.