Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested three persons with disabilities (PWDs) for alleged drug trafficking during separate operations in Anambra and Kwara states.
Spokesperson of the NDLEA, Femi Babafemi, disclosed this in a statement issued in Abuja yesterday.
The suspects include a 60-year-old man, Romanus Nwabara, who was arrested on Wednesday, May 6, 2026, at Akpaka Forest in Onitsha, Anambra State, following credible intelligence.
NDLEA operatives recovered 250 grams of skunk packaged in retail sachets from him.
In another operation at Ogbunike area of Anambra State, NDLEA officers on Thursday, May 7, arrested a 25-year-old suspect, Amos Kenneth, 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.
Similarly, in Kwara State, operatives on patrol along Bode Saadu on Friday, May 8, intercepted a commercial vehicle during which a passenger identified as Usman Salisu, also a PWD, was found with 6.3 kilograms of skunk concealed in a brown school bag.
In a related development, operatives of the NDLEA Special Operations Unit on Friday, May 8, raided a mansion in Lekki Phase 1, Lagos, allegedly used as a drug stash house.
During the operation, officers recovered 4,000 parcels of Loud, a strong strain of imported cannabis, weighing 2,326 kilograms with an estimated street value of over N5.8 billion.
Also recovered from the building located at 36 African Lane, Lekki Phase 1, were two Mercedes-Benz buses and several designer sachets allegedly used for retail packaging of illicit substances.
Elsewhere, NDLEA operatives arrested Emmanuel Osita Okeke, 38, with 129 kilograms of skunk at Nyanya-Karu in Nasarawa State on Monday, May 4.
‘On Friday, May 8, operatives along the Okene-Lokoja highway in Kogi State 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 766 kilograms and the arrest of three suspects identified as Mathew Omohove, Ebuka Desmond, and Babangida Musa.
‘In Lagos State, NDLEA officers on Wednesday, May 6, raided a makeshift ‘skuchies’ production factory at Ijora Badia, where two suspects, Bose Jamiu and Gbenga Gege, were arrested while allegedly producing the illicit cocktail,’ the statement said.
The agency said 270 litres of already prepared skuchies and 106 grams of Tramadol 225mg were recovered during the raid.
Meanwhile, the agency said its commands and formations across the country has continued with the War Against Drug Abuse (WADA) sensitisation campaign in schools, worship centres, workplaces and communities.