NDLEA seized 460.34kg of illicit drugs in Akwa Ibom in 2022 and arrested 348 suspects.
The arrest of 11 suspects in interdiction operations led to the seizure of almost four tons of skunk in Kaduna, Kano and Lagos states.
“The fight against illicit drugs is a collective responsibility which everyone has a role to play.”Â
Adewale Ayo, 25, and Adesakin Fatai, 22, were alleged to have paraded themselves as members of Eiye Confraternity.
The police prosecutor, Inspector Caleb Leramo told the court that the defendants committed the offence on November 27 at about 02:00 p.m. in Ado-Ekiti.
The judge, however, did not give the convicts an option of fine but ordered their jail term to begin from the day of their arrest.
NDLEA Commander in the state, Umar Adoro, told journalists on Wednesday in Kaduna that the agency also dismantled 20 notorious drug joints.
The Kaduna command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested nine suspects for alleged possession of illicit drugs.
“We will fight drug traffickers and consumers to a standstill in Kaduna state,’’ the NDLEA commander stated.
Found in his possession were 66 wraps of weed, ICE, charms, scissors, N52,000 cash, and others.
