Another civil servant, Sadiq Lawal, said he just realised recently that many of his colleagues had adopted the practice quietly.
Mr Okoye said the suspects were negotiating to sell the boy for N2.7 million before their arrest.
CAPSLI has condemned the violence that characterised Thursday’s #EndHunger protests across the country.
“We all are witnesses to the rising rate of this trend in the country.’’
Mr Babafemi added that a total of 100 blocks of cannabis weighing 55kgs and 600 bottles of codeine-based syrup were seized in Abuja.
NEMA said the exercise was part of a collaboration with the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) and other stakeholders.
The government last year pledged to inject five to 10 million LPG gas cylinders into the market.
