NDLEA destroys two cannabis farms in Edo, arrests 10

National Drug Law Enforcement Agency. Photo: NDLEA

The Edo State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has destroyed two plantations of cannabis worth 4,628.9kg and arrested 10 suspected drug traffickers in separate operations across the state.

This was disclosed on Monday by the state Commander, NDLEA, Mitchell Ofoyeju.

The commander said the officer acted on credible intelligence and destroyed the targeted cannabis farm at Ugboku, Igbanke Forest, in the Orhionmwon Local Government Area of the state while Abuja quarters in Benin City were equally dislodged of criminals.

Ofoyeju said the operation is in line with the NDLEA Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa’s operational order to dislodge illicit drug locations nationwide.

“In a renewed offensive tasking order, the command discovered and successfully destroyed two cannabis farms that measured 1.851591 hectares with an estimated yield of 4,628.9775 kilograms. One suspect, Agholor Elebojie, a 40-year-old male, was apprehended in connection with the first farm. The farm, measuring 0.699792 hectares, had an estimated yield of 1,749.26 kilograms.

“The second farm, measuring 1.151889 hectares, had an estimated yield of 2,879.7225 kilogrammes was also destroyed. Additionally, two bags of processed cannabis sativa weighing 12.4 kilogrammes were recovered from the second farm,” Ofoyeju added.

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The commander said that In a separate operation, officers raided and dislodged drug flashpoints at Oluku in Ovia North-East Local Government and Abuja Quarters in Oredo Local Government Area, Benin City.

He stated that the operation led to the arrest of 10 suspected male drug traffickers with various quantities of illicit substances.

“At Oluku, Kingsley Anigala, a 28-year-old male from Aniocha South LGA, Delta State, was arrested with 25.857 kilogrammes of cannabis and 93 grams of methamphetamine. His arrest took place on 14th August, 2026.

“At the Abuja Quarters, nine suspects were arrested on 13th August, 2026. They include Usman Adamu, 20, from Nassarawa State, with 47 grams of Loud and 160 grams of cannabis sativa; Abdullahi Adamu, 25, from Nassarawa State, with 107 grams of Loud, 2.1 grams of Swinol, and 0.1 grams of Danabol; Nasiru Yahaya, 29, from Katsina State, with 226 grams of cannabis sativa; Yunusa Musa, 28; Musa Shehu, 25; Kabiru Salisu, 28; Adamu Zakaria, 26; Andulrasheed Sani, 35; and Peter Hycent, 35, from Nassarawa, Kano, and Benue States, respectively.

“They were arrested with a combined haul of 1.3 kilograms of Cannabis sativa, three kilograms of loud, 301 grams of 100 mg Tramadol, 19 grams of 225 mg Tramadol, 47 grams of Diazepam, five grams of Swinol, eight grams of Danabol, and three grams of methamphetamine.

“All suspects have been taken into custody, and investigations are ongoing in preparation for prosecution,” he added.