NDLEA DESTROYS CANNABIS PLANTATIONS, ARRESTS FOUR SUSPECTED DRUG TRAFFICKERS IN EDO
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By Aishat Momoh. O.
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Edo State Command, have destroyed two cannabis plantations in the Ago Forest area of Orhionmwon Local Government Area of the state.
The Edo State Commander of the agency, Mitchell Ofoyeju, disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday, revealing that the destroyed cannabis farms had an estimated yield of 1,388.42 kilogrammes.
Ofoyeju also confirmed the arrest of four suspected drug traffickers during separate operations conducted across the state within the past week.
“In a sustained offensive against drug trafficking and abuse, the Edo State Command has destroyed two cannabis plantations with a yield of 1,388.42kg and arrested four suspected drug traffickers within the past one week,” he stated.
According to the commander, no arrests were made during the raid on the plantations as the cultivators were absent at the time of the operation.
However, three female suspects and one male suspect were later apprehended during separate raids carried out behind the Oredo Local Government Secretariat in Benin City, the Oluku area, and Uduwuga in Uhumwonde Local Government Area.
The suspects were identified as Eniye Osague, 25; Osaretin Erabor, 43; Vivian Chukwuma, 38; and Osigwe Omogie, 44.
Providing details of the arrests, Ofoyeju said Eniye Osague was arrested behind the Oredo Local Government Secretariat on May 15, 2026, with 272 grammes of Scottish Loud.
He added that Osaretin Erabor was apprehended at the same location with 914 grammes of cannabis sativa.
The NDLEA boss further disclosed that Vivian Chukwuma was arrested at Hausa Quarters in Oluku with 315 grammes of Loud, 22 grammes of Colorado, 38 grammes of methamphetamine, and 30 grammes of Tramadol 100mg.
He said the fourth suspect, Osigwe Omogie, was arrested with 113 grammes of cannabis sativa, eight grammes of Loud, and five grammes of Tramadol.
Beyond enforcement operations, Ofoyeju said the agency partnered with the Niger Delta Development Commission to organise a three-day school sensitisation programme in Benin City aimed at combating cultism and drug abuse among students.
The programme, held between May 13 and 15, 2026, focused on the theme, “Anti-Cultism/Drug Abuse in Secondary Schools,” with discussions centred on “Drug Abuse as a Catalyst to Secret Cultism and Related Anti-Social Vices.”
Participating schools included Edo College, Western Boys High School, and Uselu Grammar School.
According to the agency, a total of 1,505 male students and 250 female students participated in the sensitisation exercise facilitated by officials of the NDLEA, the Nigeria Police Force, and Everlink Network.
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