PRESS RELEASE
The
sound of vehicles evacuating bags of cannabis woke up residents of Shagari
Housing Estate, Akure on Thursday morning where officials of the Ondo State
command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) made a shocking
discovery of 34,030kg of cannabis. This is single largest seizure of cannabis since
the establishment of the State command. The discovery of the secret cannabis
warehouse in the heart of Akure, the State capital was based on a tipoff.
Twelve
vehicles were used to convey the illicit drug between 4am to about 830pm. The
total weight of the seized drug is 34,030kg
with an estimated street value of 364
million naira.
NDLEA
Ondo State commander, Barrister Ibrahim Abdul said that his mission is to
sanitise the State of illegal drug activities. “I am here on a mission to
arrest drug barons, seize their drugs and prosecute them. In the past few weeks
there has been series of arrests and seizures but this is massive. We began
evacuation of the drugs since 4am with twelve vehicles and the operation lasted
over twelve hours. As we speak, three sensitive operations involving the
destruction of cannabis plantation are going on simultaneously” Ibrahim stated.
The
commander who gave the names of the two arrested suspects as Collins Nmor,35
year old and Godday Chibuzor,27 year old said that the entire house was used as
cannabis storage. The suspects are currently assisting our team of
investigators with useful information.
However,
the Chairman/Chief Executive of the Agency, Ahmadu Giade has commended the
command for the discovery. In his words, “this discovery of a cannabis
warehouse in a residential area within Akure town is laudable. I commend the
officers for this landmark achievement in the Agency’s supply control efforts.
We shall continue to provide logistic support to officers in eradicating
illicit drugs from our society. Let me assure you that no drug baron shall go
unpunished and the building used for the storage shall also be forfeited to the
federal government”.
The
NDLEA boss who called on members of the public to report suspicious drug
activities to the Agency also directed that discreet investigation be conducted
with a view to bringing more members of the drug cell to book.
The
battle against drug cartels has assumed a renewed vigour in the country. Only
last year, the NDLEA destroyed 53,719,342.32 kilogrammes of cannabis plants
covering 4,529.15 hectares of farmland.
The
suspects will soon be charged to court.
Ofoyeju Mitchell
Head, Public Affairs
08034088136
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