NDLEA arrests ‘bandits’ illicit drug supplier’ in Niger

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has announced the arrest of one Mohammed Sani, a 38-year-old man, for allegedly supplying illicit drugs to bandits in Niger state.

The anti-drug agency said Sani, popularly known as ‘Gamboli’, is a “major supplier of illicit drugs to bandits operating in Shiroro local government area” of Niger state.

In a statement on Sunday, Femi Babafemi, NDLEA spokesperson, said operatives recovered 471.8 kilograms of skunk, a strain of cannabis, from Gamboli’s residence at Anguwan Makera, Kuta in Niger on November 20.

Babafemi said Gamboli had escaped when operatives raided his residence.

“Though he escaped arrest during the raid and has since been in hiding, the manhunt for him eventually paid off on Thursday 11th December when NDLEA officers acting on processed intelligence traced and arrested him at one of his drug joints in Anguwan Fadama, Kuta,” the NDLEA spokesperson said.

In a related development, NDLEA operatives raided a codeine syrup manufacturing factory at Amapu Igbengwo village, Umuakpara, in Osisioma LGA of Abia state.

A total of 9,015 bottles of codeine syrup weighing 1,152.2 kilograms was said to have been recovered.

“In Enugu state, operatives on Thursday 11th December arrested Ossai Emeka, 45, along Onitsha – Enugu Ezike road with 7.2kg skunk, while Enoje Agada, 40, was nabbed along Enugu-Ezike -Ette road with 94.6kg of same psychoactive substance,” the statement reads.

“A raid carried out by NDLEA operatives at a notorious drug joint known as “Beere the California” at Ido in Oyo state on Thursday 11th December led to the seizure of 3.4kg skunk, 1.6kg Colorado, a synthetic cannabis and 400grams of methamphetamine.

“The owner of the drug joint identified as “Idowu the killer” is currently at large while a suspect Ajibade Faruk was nabbed at the joint.

“Another operation at Idi Oro, Elekuro, Ibadan on Friday 12th December led to the arrest of Olusanya Abosede, 35, and the seizure of 238.4kg skunk.”