Get Guardian on GoogleThe Kogi State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has discovered and destroyed 300 kilogrammes of assorted illicit drugs in the state.
State Commandant, Umar Yahuza, said the feat was achieved within one month of operations. “Within the month, we seized assorted illicit drugs like Cannabis sativa and psychotropic substances,” he stated.
Yahuza disclosed that the Command also intercepted several shipments of hard drugs being transported through the state to other parts of the country. “I will resist criminals’ attempts to use Kogi as a transit camp for their illegal businesses,” he declared.
He explained that, acting on credible intelligence, operatives conducted raids in the Elugu-Egugu forest of Olamaboro Local Council, where two suspects were arrested and over seven hectares of cannabis farms were destroyed.
“These successes were achieved with intelligence operations in line with the current leadership of the agency led by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Brigadier General Mohamed Buba Marwa (rtd),” he said.
The Commandant added that the agency also embarked on sensitisation programmes in worship centres, motor parks, schools, and in partnership with non-governmental organisations, to enlighten the public on the dangers of drug abuse and trafficking.
