The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has apprehended three persons with disabilities, including a 60-year-old man, over alleged involvement in drug trafficking in separate operations carried out in Anambra and Kwara states.
The agency also disclosed that it discovered a ₦5.8 billion cannabis storage facility in Lekki, Lagos, and shut down a skuchies manufacturing site in the state.
The details were made public in a statement released on Sunday by NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi.
According to the statement, Romanus Nwabara, 60, was arrested on Wednesday, May 6, 2026, after operatives tracked him to Akpaka Forest in Onitsha, Anambra State, where he was allegedly caught with 250 grams of skunk packaged in retail sachets.
“In a different raid at Ogbunike area of the state, NDLEA officers on Thursday, May 7, arrested another PWD, Amos Kenneth, 25, with 160.3 grams of Tramadol (225mg and 100mg); 80 pills of Diazepam; 38.23 grams of Exol-5; and 176.93 grams of skunk.
“In Kwara, NDLEA operatives on patrol along Bode Saadu on Friday, May 8, intercepted a commercial vehicle and, in the course of a search, one of the passengers, a PWD, Usman Salisu, was found with 6.3 kilograms of skunk concealed in a brown school bag,” the statement read.
In another operation, members of the NDLEA Special Operations Unit on Friday, May 8, stormed a mansion in Lekki, Lagos, allegedly serving as a drug warehouse. During the raid, they recovered 4,000 parcels of Loud — a potent strain of cannabis — weighing 2,326 kilograms, with an estimated street value exceeding ₦5.815 billion.
The agency added that two Mercedes-Benz buses and designer sachets allegedly used for packaging illegal drugs were seized from the property located at 36 African Lane, Lekki Phase 1.
Elsewhere, Babafemi stated, “Emmanuel Osita Okeke, 38, was arrested with 129kg of skunk at Nyanya, Karu, Nasarawa State, on Monday, May 4, 2026.
“NDLEA operatives on patrol along the Okene–Lokoja highway, Kogi State, on Friday, May 8, intercepted a white commuter J5 bus heading to Abuja. A search of the vehicle led to the recovery of 76 jumbo bags of skunk weighing 766kg and the arrest of three suspects: Mathew Omohove, Ebuka Desmond, and Babangida Musa.”
He further explained that “in an operation at the Ijora Badia area of Lagos, NDLEA officers on Wednesday, May 6, raided a makeshift skuchies production factory where two suspects — Bose Jamiu and Gbenga Gege — were arrested.
“They were caught in the act of cooking cannabis and mixing same with other illicit substances. A total of 270 litres of already produced skuchies and 106 grams of Tramadol (225mg) were recovered from them.”
The statement also noted that NDLEA commands nationwide sustained their War Against Drug Abuse (WADA) awareness campaigns in schools, places of worship, offices, and local communities throughout the week.
The Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (retd.), praised the officers involved in the operations and encouraged them to continue the agency’s drug supply reduction and public sensitisation initiatives.
