NDLEA Seizes Drugs Hidden in Clothing and Garri

By Kingsley Omonobi

NDLEA operatives seized consignments of cocaine and several opioids that had been hidden in the walls of cartons used to package cloths and other items destined for the United Kingdom and Australia.

A spokesperson for the agency confirmed the interdiction, stating, “The two seizures were recorded at a courier company in Lagos on Friday 15th May 2026 during examination of shipments heading to the UK and Australia.”

“A total of 170 grams of cocaine, sealed in cellophane parcels and buried in the walls of a carton of cloths bound for Australia, were recovered.”

“A wide range of opioids—including 200 ampoules of pentazocine injection, 1,100 capsules of tramadol and 100 ampoules of promethazine injection—were recovered from another carton with the United Kingdom as its final destination.”

In the Federal Capital Territory, NDLEA operatives arrested a 29‑year‑old businessman, Ogadi Peter, on Monday 11th May. He is known for producing drug‑laced cakes and cookies for parties and social gatherings in the capital.

“Following credible intelligence, he was traced to his home in the Life Camp area of the FCT where he was nabbed while 800 grams of skunk and 2.70 kg of drug‑laced cookies were recovered from him.”

In Delta State, NDLEA operatives raided Ejeonu village in Ukwuani local government area on Sunday 10th May. They destroyed 27,500 kg of skunk on 11 hectares of farmland and recovered 22.9 kg of the same substance. A 52‑year‑old suspect, Ifeanyichukwu Peter, was arrested in a follow‑up operation at Obiaruku.

A similar raid in Orogun village, Ughelli North LGA on Tuesday 12th May led to the destruction of 37,500 kg and recovery of 55.4 kg of the same psychoactive substance on 15 hectares of farm, as well as the arrest of 30‑year‑old Godwin Vincent Osadera.

These operations brought the total weight of skunk destroyed by NDLEA operatives, supported by soldiers, to 65,000 kg.

In Kaduna State, 361 kg of skunk was recovered during a raid at Dan Magaji area of Zaria town on Wednesday 13th May, and a 42‑year‑old suspect, Husaini Suleiman, was arrested.

A large cache of military‑grade ammunition was intercepted by NDLEA officers on patrol along the Abuja‑Kaduna highway on Tuesday 12th May. A 35‑year‑old suspect, Abdullahi Hassan, was caught transporting 1,989 rounds of RLA 7.62 mm concealed in fresh white cassava granules locally known as garri.

Both the suspect and the exhibit have since been transferred to another security agency for further investigation.

NDLEA operatives raided the Ogere area of Ogun State on Wednesday 13th May and recovered 181 kg of skunk from a suspect, Aliyu Sani. On Thursday 14th May, they arrested a 27‑year‑old suspect, Sufiyanu Mohammed Misa, with 105,850 pills of opioids—including tramadol, diazepam and exol‑5—along Zaki‑Biam road in Wukari LGA, Taraba State.

In Oyo State, two suspects—Adeleke Olamide Aliyah, 20, and Aloba Abdulazeez, 25—were arrested on Thursday 14th May at Challenge II, Saki town, in connection with the seizure of 99 litres of skuchies.

NDLEA also reported that a total of 1,388.4175 kg of skunk was destroyed on two farms on Friday 15th May when officers raided Ago Forest, Orhionmwon LGA, Edo State.

A 25‑litre jerry can of palm oil used to conceal 1.2 kg of tramaking 225 mg pills was recovered from Kofar Ruwa motor park in Kano on Monday 11th May following credible intelligence, while a 35‑year‑old suspect, Aminu Isa, was arrested at Sabuwar Sharada area of the state the same day with 30.5 kg of skunk.

NDLEA’s War Against Drug Abuse (WADA) social advocacy activities continued across the country during the past week. These included sensitization lectures delivered to students and staff at The Apostolic Church Model College, Ijokodo, Ibadan, Oyo State; the School of Health Technology, Lambata, Niger State; Yewa Junior High School, Agege, Lagos; Government Secondary School, Yardaje, Katsina; Igogo Commercial High School, Igogo, Ekiti; and Government Girls Secondary School, Magwan, Kano State, among others.

Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd), commended the officers and men of the DOGI, Delta, Kaduna, Oyo, Taraba, Kano, FCT and Edo Commands for their arrests and seizures over the past week. He also praised their counterparts across the country for maintaining a fair balance between drug supply reduction and drug demand reduction efforts.

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