NDLEA intercepts high‑potency drug shipment concealed in water purifiers

…Intercepts Ammunition in Kaduna

By Kingsley Omonobi

ABUJA — The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) announced that its operatives intercepted a shipment of high‑potency illicit drugs concealed within water purifier machines that had been imported from the Netherlands to Nigeria.

The seized consignment contained 3 kilograms of ketamine and 199 grams of MDMA (Ecstasy) pills, which were hidden inside the water purifier units discovered at a courier company in Lagos on Tuesday, 26 May 2026.

In a separate operation in Kaduna State, NDLEA agents arrested a couple, Musa Sunday and Mercy Sunday, together with Salomi Ezekiel, 38, after seizing 100 jumbo bags of skunk that weighed a total of 1,246 kilograms from a residence in the Gonin Gora area on Sunday, 24 May.

On the same day, NDLEA officers intercepted a 30‑year‑old suspect, Sunusi Musa, on the Abuja–Kaduna highway at Jere. He was found in possession of 380 rounds of military‑grade 7.62 mm ammunition that was allegedly destined for Katsina State.

The suspect and the ammunition have been handed over to the appropriate security agency for further investigation and action, according to the NDLEA.

In Niger State, operatives acting on intelligence raided a warehouse at Gidan Kukah in Bosso Local Government Area, recovering 457 kilograms of skunk. A suspect, Godwin Zakka, 46, was also arrested at his residence in Gbeganu, Minna, in connection with the seizure.

In Enugu State, NDLEA officers on patrol along the Onitsha–Enugu expressway intercepted a commercial vehicle bound for Taraba State. A search of the bus yielded 22,000 tramadol pills, 100 ampoules of pentazocine, and 200 grams of bromazepam. The driver, James Maigari Wisdom, was arrested.

The agency also reported that its commands nationwide continued the War Against Drug Abuse (WADA) sensitisation campaigns in schools, worship centres, workplaces, and communities during the week.

Outreach programmes included lectures at Government Secondary School, Adiabo in Cross River State; St Patrick’s Memorial College, Wukari in Taraba; Roman Catholic Mission Nursery and Primary School, Ibeju‑Lekki in Lagos; and Kings Secondary School, Amawbia in Anambra State, among others.

NDLEA Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd), praised officers of the Kaduna, Niger, and Enugu Commands, as well as the Directorate of Operations and General Investigation (DOGI), for the arrests and seizures.

He urged personnel across the country to maintain momentum in both drug‑supply reduction operations and public sensitisation efforts under the agency’s War Against Drug Abuse initiative.

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