The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intensified its campaign against drug trafficking and abuse in Nigeria, achieving a series of notable seizures and arrests. According to Director of Media and Advocacy Femi Babafemi, agents intercepted 100,000 tramadol pills (200 mg/225 mg) in Kano and arrested a suspect linked to the drugs at Gadar Tamburawa on the Zaria‑Kano road. In the same region, operatives recovered 196 liters of Akuskura, a new psychoactive substance, from another suspect in the Na’ibawa area.
Additional seizures in Kano include 34.1 kg of skunk, 493 tubes of rubber solution, and 25 liters of “suck and die,” another psychoactive compound, confiscated from an 18‑year‑old in the Wailari area of Kumbotso Local Government Area. In Anambra State, a raid in Obosi led to the arrest of a couple and the seizure of 13.9 kg of methamphetamine and 5.3 kg of skunk. Further quantities of meth, tramadol, swinol, heroin and skunk were also recovered from another suspect in the state.
In Yobe, authorities arrested a suspect after finding 36 blocks of cannabis sativa, weighing 22.1 kg, at his residence in Gadan Talakawa, Potiskum. A joint operation involving NDLEA, police and local vigilantes in the Imeko area of Ogun State resulted in the capture of three trans‑border traffickers and the seizure of 394 kg of skunk. In Edo State, the agency destroyed 16,966.633 kg of skunk on a cannabis plantation and recovered 112 bags of processed cannabis totaling 1,176 kg.
Beyond enforcement actions, the NDLEA continues its War Against Drug Abuse (WADA) sensitisation programme, targeting schools, worship centres, workplaces and communities nationwide. These initiatives aim to raise awareness of the dangers of drug abuse and promote a drug‑free society. The agency’s ongoing crackdown is expected to have a significant positive impact on public health and safety across Nigeria.
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