Mr Babafemi said the drugs were intercepted along the Zaki-Biam/ Wukari road on Monday, November 3, while the driver was arrested.
The police command in Edo has confirmed the death of a 12-year-old girl during a gunfight between security operatives and kidnappers along the Fugar-Agenebode road in Etsako East LGA.
Mr Egielewa stated, “We are deeply saddened and condemn in the strongest terms this act of violence.’’
The government said the secretary of the traditional ruler, Peter Omiogbemhi, was arrested following a recent incident that led to the death of a palace chief, John Ikhamate.
The federal government is committed to implementing the food system transformation pathway to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030.
