The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has succeeded in intercepting a group attempting to transport a consignment of 32 Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) to a bandits’ camp in Niger.
NDLEA’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi, released a statement in Abuja on Sunday, confirming the incident. According to Babafemi, the suspect, Musa Muhammadu, was apprehended on Wawa Road, Kainji, on May 22nd with the explosive devices. He added that the NDLEA Chairman, Buba Marwa, has ordered the immediate transfer of the suspect, Musa Muhammadu, to the military authorities.
The NDLEA has intensified its operations across Nigeria and has increased surveillance at drug joints and other vital routes ahead of the May 29th inauguration of new administrations throughout the country.
During one of their operations, the operatives of the agency intercepted a shipment containing 30.10kg of methamphetamine at the Skyway Aviation Handling Company (SAHCO) Plc export shed of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos. The consignment was bound for London. They also recovered another shipment containing 379grams of the same illicit substance concealed in the false bottom of six black soap containers packed in a carton containing local hand fans on its way to Cyprus in Europe.
The officers of the Directorate of Operations and General Investigation (DOGI) of the agency carried out the operation in a courier company in Lagos.
In a separate incident, NDLEA operatives conducting stop-and-search activities on the Michika-Bazza Road in Adamawa, discovered a Cameroonian, Ndawai Ngalou, in possession of a pair of Nigerian Army camouflage uniform with two ATM cards belonging to Turaki Mohammed and Ekene Izuegunam.
These recent operations further demonstrate the NDLEA’s commitment toward its mission of putting an end to drug trafficking and other criminal activities in Nigeria.
