Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency last week intercepted an illicit drug, skunk, from Benin Republic in Ogun State as part of its nationwide interdictions last week, which also yielded others seizures.
The Director of Media and Advocacy of the NDLEA, Femi Babafemi, made this known in a statement he released to newsmen on Sunday.
Babafemi said in Kaduna, NDLEA operatives on patrol along the Abuja-Jos highway on October 25, 2025 intercepted a consignment of 84,710 capsules of tramadol coming from Onitsha, Anambra State and heading to Bauchi.
A follow up operation in Bauchi led to the arrest of the recipient, Musa Abdulkarim, 27.
Two days later, on October 28, operatives at the tollgate along Abuja-Kaduna Expressway arrested Hamza Musa, 47, conveying 32, 946 bottles of Akuskura, a New Psychoactive Substance (NPS), from Lagos, while Saidu Nafiu, 30, was nabbed with 131.5kg skunk at Kamfanin Zangon Aya, Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
Three suspects: Seun Olaniyi, 24; Rauf Asogba, 28; and Ayinla Adeniyi, 50, were on November 1 arrested in Abeokuta, Ogun State after a team of NDLEA officers tracked their movement from Benin Republic and eventually intercepted their bus along Abiola Way, Abeokuta, with a total 1,779kg skunk recovered from them.
While Jamilu Mustapha, aka Last Card, 46, was arrested with 596.4kg skunk at Nasaru town, Ningi LGA, Bauchi State on October 29, no fewer than 532,600 pills of tramadol and exol-5 were recovered from the trio of Halilu Amiru, Rabiu Maikudi, and Ibrahim Mati in a truck, marked: KTG 791 ZZ, at Oko-Olowo, Ilorin, Kwara State the same day.
In Edo State, NDLEA officers on patrol along Okhokho-Isi community in Uhunmwode LGA on October 29 intercepted two Toyota Sienna buses, marked: EPE 545 EV and ABC 142 CD, conveying a total of 1,455kg skunk following credible intelligence.
In like manner, operatives in Ondo State on October 28 recovered a total of 2,829kg skunk linked to a 32-year-old female suspect, Ige Olanrewaju, from two locations at Ayede and Ogbese, while another suspect, Samuel Adebayo, was nabbed with 737kg of same psychoactive substance at Adegbola Junction, Akure.
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No less than 76.5 litres of skuchies, a mixture of black currant, skunk, and opioids, were seized from a suspect, Ige Oluwale, 50, who was arrested by NDLEA officers at Ibereko, Bagadry, Lagos on October 31, while a total of 30,370 pills of tramadol and 177 grams of methamphetamine were recovered from the duo of Musbahu Abdullahi, 28, and Saleiman Ahmed, 25, following their arrest at Wukari, Taraba State by operatives on October 30 when they were conveying the drugs from Onitsha, Anambra State to Yola, Adamawa State.
Meanwhile, 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 included WADA sensitisation lecture to students and staff of Aroje/Abaa Community High School, Ogbomoso, Oyo State; Amazing Flower Secondary School, Maya, Ikorodu, Lagos State; Government Day Secondary School, Ilelah, Sokoto State; Government Day Secondary School, Darina, Gwiwa LGA, Jigawa State; and Royal Star Academy, Hayin Gwarmai, Bebeji LGA, Kano State.
