The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 75-year-old, Felix Nnanna, with a 1.6kg skunk, a strain of cannabis.

Mr Nnana was arrested during a raid at Umunteke Asa, Ukwa West Local Government Area (LGA) in Abia.

A statement by the agency’s spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, on Sunday said the suspect was nabbed on Saturday, April 5.

According to Mr Babafemi, another suspect, David Chinemerem, 21, was also arrested with 2,050 ampoules of pentazocine at 7, Nnajiego Lane, Umuode Road, Aba on Tuesday, April 1.

Similarly, operatives of the agency in Kogi arrested a 33-year-old lady, Ngozi Ogili, while moving three kilogrammes of methamphetamine from Lagos to Abuja.

Mr Babafemi added that Ms Ogili was nabbed in a commercial transport bus along the Okene-Lokoja highway on Monday, March 31.

“A follow-up operation at her point of delivery in Apo mechanic area of Abuja led to the seizure of quantities of Loud and Colorado, both synthetic strains of cannabis,” he said.

In another development, at least 381 bottles of codeine syrup and 108 tablets of tramadol were seized from a suspect, Abdullahi Adamu, along the Potiskum-Damaturu road, Yobe State, by NDLEA operatives on Saturday, April 5.

Mr Babafemi said another raid operation at Osogbo motor park, Onitsha and a house at Oba in Idemili Local Government Area of Anambra State led to the arrest of Obinna Sunday and the seizure of 195,000 pills of tramadol.

He said the NDLEA operatives also arrested one Ugochukwu Ojalanonye with 4.2kg codeine syrup and 5.4kg pentazocine during the raid at the motor park.

Similarly, the agency’s director, media and advocacy said that in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), operatives on Thursday, April 3, arrested 51-year-old Sunday Ayogu with 25kg skunk.

He noted that 90.4g of methamphetamine was also found on the suspect during a raid operation at Wuse Market, Abuja.

“Two ladies, Faith Etim, 64 and Victoria Etim, 40, were also nabbed on Friday, April 4.

“This happened when NDLEA operatives supported by men of the Nigerian Army raided cannabis plantations in the Esuk-Odot community, Odukpani LGA, Cross River.

“No fewer than 250,000 kilogrammes of the psychoactive plant were destroyed on over 100 hectares of farmland,” he said.

Mr Babafemi quoted the NDLEA chairman, Buba Marwa, as commending the officers and men of Yobe, Abia, Kogi, Anambra, Cross River, and FCT commands for the arrests and seizures.

According to him, Mr Marwa stated that their operational successes and those of their compatriots across the country, especially their balanced approach to drug supply reduction and demand reduction efforts, were well appreciated.

(NAN)