Police command in Kwara has arrested five suspected cult members following a major intelligence-driven operation by the Violent Crimes Response Unit.
Mr Obonna said that any establishment found to be enabling or permitting the use of hard drugs would face severe consequences.
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency command in Cross River says 274 suspected drug dealers were arrested in the state in 2024.
After many years of “wearing the toga of invincibility, the overall head of the Mushin, Lagos drug cartel, 57-year-old Alhaji Sulaiman Jimoh,” has been arrested.
The prosecutor said the convict was also into selling hard drugs.
Mr Akomolafe said on Wednesday in Okitipupa, Ondo, that the rate at which drugs were being abused by youths and others in the country was alarming, adding that it called for serious concern.
The U.S. said it would provide additional support to the NDLEA to combat the trafficking of synthetic drugs, such as fentanyl and captagon.
The drugs, worth the equivalent of €8.5 million ($9.06 million) and destined for an EU country, were hidden in mattresses.
NDLEA says it arrested 319 suspects and seized 4.7 tonnes of illicit drugs between January and March 2024 in Kano.
A 28-year-old drug trafficker, Salisu Rabiu, on Thursday pleaded guilty to conspiracy and peddling of Indian hemp in Lagos.
