Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Abuja, the nation’s Federal Capital Territory have arrested three dispatch riders for distributing illicit substances around the city.
The trio were apprehended following an intelligence-led stop and search operations in Gwarimpa, Jahi, and Galadimawa areas of the FCT on Wednesday, July 30, 2025.
NDLEA Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi in a statement on Sunday revealed their identities as Sabo Sule, 24; Samuel Nnamdi, 28; and Idris Jibrin, 28.
According to Babafemi, a total of 149.8 grams of Canadian Loud, a strong strain of cannabis were recovered from them.
He added that two other suspects:
Aliyu Abubakar, 25; and Adekunle Agbabiaka, 30, were also arrested along Abaji-Gwagwalada expressway with 91.1kg skunk, a strain of cannabis, on Saturday, August 2, 2025.
In Lagos, NDLEA officers acting on intelligence on the same day arrested one Joseph Michael with 3.3 kilograms of Colorado, a synthetic strain of cannabis in Mushin, while Ibrahim Sulaiman was nabbed in Iwaya area of Yaba with 16.5 litres of skuchies the previous day.
The statement further read: “No fewer than 100,000 pills of tramadol capsules were seized from a suspect, Hussein Yusuf, 37, at an NDLEA checkpoint along Vandeikya-Ogoja road in Benue state on Friday 1st August, while operatives in Edo state same day raided a warehouse in Ekpoma where a suspect William Alabi, 44, was arrested and 233.5kg skunk recovered.
“While NDLEA operatives in Ogun state on Friday 1st August raided the Oja Odan area and arrested a female suspect, Yahaya Aminat Seyi, with 7, 218 pills of opioids mainly tramadol, their counterparts in Oyo state nabbed Oladeji Saka, 54, with 77.5 kilograms of skunk at Asanike, Ibadan, just as another suspect Benson Izah, 40, was arrested in Abraka, Delta state with 12.5kg skunk, 1kg tramadol and 14.4litres of codeine.
“In Bayelsa state, NDLEA officers on Friday 1st August arrested 52-year-old Chief Emeka Opara and Onuoha Chidinma, 25, along Tantua road, Amassoma where a total of 41,705 tramadol capsules, among other assorted opioids were recovered from their shop and residence, while a suspect Bashir Gambo, 30, was nabbed at Yar Yasa town, Tudun Wada LGA, Kano state, with 61kg skunk.
“Two suspects: Kabiru Ayinde, 40; and Roqeeb Adekanmbi, 25, were on Monday 28th July arrested at Ile-Ogbo area of Iwo town, Osun state, where 90kg skunk, 36.3grams of methamphetamine, a Toyota bus marked SMK 755 YF and ₦228,200.00 cash exhibit were recovered from them”.
The NDLEA spokesperson disclosed that Commands and formations of the Agency across the country continued their War Against Drug Abuse (WADA) sensitisation activities to schools, worship centres, work places and communities among others in the past week.
These include: WADA enlightenment lecture to students and staff of Ciroma Ibrahim Islamiyya School, Potiskum, Yobe; Sultan Maccido Institute for Qur’an and General Studies, Wamakko, Sokoto; metro drivers of Borno Express Transport Services, Maiduguri, Borno State; and worshippers at Seventh Day Adventist Church, Abakpa Nike, Enugu state, while the Osun State Command of NDLEA paid a WADA advocacy visit to Oluwo of Iwo land, Oba Abdurasheed Akanbi.
Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd) commended the officers and men of the various Commands for the arrests, seizures and their dexterity.
He enjoined them and their colleagues across the country to continue with the ongoing balanced approach to the drug control efforts of the Agency.
