Three Ghanaian ladies have been nabbed by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency at the Seme border in Lagos State while attempting to smuggle combined 4.8kilograms of Ghana Loud, a strong strain of cannabis, into Nigeria
The ladies were nabbed on April 20, 2025 at the Gbaji checkpoint by NDLEA operatives, a statement by the NDLEA said on Sunday.
The suspects arrested were Haziza Zubairu, 42; Samirat Mustapha, 43; and Jamila Salifu, 26.
In Kano State, a 60-year-old grandma, Safiya Shamsu, was on April 25, 2025 nabbed at Samegu area of Kumbotso Local Government Area with 5.6kg skunk, a strain of cannabis, while another suspect Muntari Labaran, 35, was taken into custody following the seizure of 100 litres of codeine syrup from him at Yelwa area of Dala LGA.
A total of 3,814.9kg skunk was destroyed on two farms in Ugbodu community, Ovia North East LGA, Edo State on April 24 when NDLEA operatives raided the plantations where three suspects: Samuel Samson, 26; Daniel Peter, 20; and Abel Edah, 31, were arrested.
The War Against Drug Abuse social advocacy activities by NDLEA Commands equally continued across the country in the past week.
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Some of them included WADA sensitisation lecture delivered to students and staff of Dan-Doro Community Arabic Secondary School, Doro, Katsina State; St. James Anglican School, Badariya, Kebbi State; Federal Government Girls College, Tambuwal, Sokoto State; and members of Oganiru age grade, Onitsha, Anambra State; while the Lagos State Strategic Command of NDLEA paid WADA advocacy visit to the Ayangburen of Ikorodu, Oba Kabir Adewale Shotobi.
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