The Commandant of the Agency, Malam Mohammed Jibrin, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Kaduna that the farms were located in Zange village, Gwantu of Sanga Local Government Area; Gidan Bello, Kagarko Local Government Area; Fori village, Kagoma in Jema’a Local Government Area; and Gadan Malam and Amaru, both in Zaria
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Umar said: “The suspect during routine search was found with three wraps of substance weighing 190 grammes that tested positive for cocaine in his pockets
The commander stated that cases of 25 of the suspects were pending while 176 others were counselled, rehabilitated and later integrated with their respective families across the state
The state Commander of the agency, Alhaji Misbahu Idris, told newsmen on Wednesday in Sokoto that the suspects, aged 34 and 32, were arrested on September 9 after a tip-off
The agency said in a statement that the 400 level Fine and Applied Arts student was arrested at Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu, Enugu State
Represented by Josephine Obi, the NDLEA Commander in Akwa Ibom State, Giade said that 1,500 drug offenders were convicted by the agency annually
Ofoyeju quoted the suspect, a bricklayer at Alor Village in Anambra
State, as saying he was lured to sell family land in order to travel
abroad in search of job opportunities
Ofoyeju said that such application was meant to be screened by the
agency and recommended to the country’s embassies for visa issuance
Ofoyeju said: “We have apprehended 41 suspected drug traffickers with 253.390kg of narcotics with an estimated street value of N2.3 billion
She said: “Over 85 hectares of Indian Hemp, otherwise known as Cannabis sativa farmlands, were destroyed in four different locations in the state
Achibong explained that over nine suspects have been convicted by the
Federal High Court while several cases are still pending in the court
This was contained in a statement signed by the NDLEA’s spokesman, Ofoyeju Mitchell, which stated that the operation was carried out at in Akala area of Mushin, Lagos
The counsel to Omidina, Bamidele Aturu, had argued that his client was wrongly detained on allegations of ingesting a narcotic, adding that the allegations eventually turned out to be baseless
“The point that my learned colleague was canvassing as regards to the accused waiting for paper materials for his post graduate studies is baseless and a calculated attempt to deceive the court in granting him justice
The statement quoted Giade as saying: “We have received a report of the arrest of some crew members of Arik Air
The 33-year-old suspect arrived from Brazil aboard a KLM flight and was intercepted at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos