Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted a consignment of 32 pieces of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) being taken to bandits’ camp in Niger State.
The interception was a fallout of the intensified operations of the anti-narcotics agency at drug joints and routes nationwide ahead of the inauguration, on Monday, of new administrations across the country.
A suspect, Musa Muhammadu, was caught with the explosives, last Monday, along Wawa Road, Kainji.
NDLEA Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, made the disclosures in a release today, Sunday.
He stated that the NDLEA Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (rtd), has since ordered the immediate transfer of the suspect to the military.
In another development, the agency has recovered a shipment containing 379grams of the same illicit substance concealed in false bottom of six black soap containers, packed in a carton containing local hand fans, heading to Cyprus in Europe.
The latest recovery was made at a courier company in Lagos by officers of the Directorate of Operations and General Investigation (DOGI) in the agency.
This was barely a week after NDLEA operatives at the SAHCO Export Shed of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos intercepted a consignment of 30.10kg methamphetamine going to London, UK.
In a related development, a Cameroonian, Ndawai Emma Ngalou with a pair of the Nigerian Army camouflage uniform was arrested by NDLEA operatives on a stop and search patrol along Michika-Bazza Road, Adamawa State, last Friday.
The Cameroonian was caught with the camouflage uniform bearing Sunday U and two ATM cards belonging to Turaki Mohammed and Ekene Izuegunam
Similarly, two ladies- Bilkisu Yusuf (33) and Kauna Katsina (25)- were, last Monday, arrested in Ningi Town, Bauchi State with 11,080 pills of tramadol.
Also, Uche Shadrach (22) was arrested with 20,480 pills of the same pharmaceutical opioid, Wednesday, along Okene-Lokoja Highway, Kogi State on his way from Onitsha, Anambra State to Minna, Niger State.
In the same vein, two suspects, Surajo Adamu and Muhammad Ali, were caught, last Friday, with 379,200 tablets of Diazepam in Alimosho area of Lagos State.
This was as the NDLEA, MMIA Command, took custody of 22 cartons of Tramadol 225mg weighing 1,144.30 kg and 12 cartons of Tramadol 120mg with a total weight of 320kg, all containing 2, 317, 400 pills
The illicit drugs were transferred to the agency by the Airport Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), last Thursday.
In Delta State, NDLEA operatives, supported by men drawn from the Nigerian Army, NSCDC and the Police, last Wednesday, raided the notorious Abbi Town, Ndokwa West Local Government Area.
During the raid, three suspects- Eunice Eneh (52); Animan Ifeoma (26) and Chuks Webema Dennis (35), were arrested with a total of 343.9kg cannabis recovered from them.
A similar mop up operation in Bayelsa State led to the arrest of a wanted suspect, Ozoemena Egbochue (38), at the Swali Market in Yenagoa, last Monday.
This was sequel to the earlier arrest of Egbochue’s sales boy, Morgan Eredeowei, with 11,748 pills of tramadol and diazepam.
Brig.Gen. Mohamed has commended the officers and men of the agency across all commands nationwide for their professionalism and synergy with other law enforcement agencies in the mop up operation.
The NDLEA boss however urged them to sustain the offensive action even after the handover ceremonies tomorrow.
