{"version":1,"id":"ng","name":"Nigeria","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/country/ng/","count":10,"totals":{"reports":10,"arrested":23,"plants_destroyed":0,"hectares":4.85,"kg_seized":9325.1,"deaths":0},"by_type":{"eradication":3,"seizure":1,"raid":0,"arrest":6,"prosecution":0,"sentence":0,"execution":0,"death":0},"latest":"2026-10-23","reports":[{"id":"taraba-lankaviri-95-blocks","code":"CET-N43N62","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/taraba-lankaviri-95-blocks/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/N43N62/","date":"2026-10-23","country":"ng","country_name":"Nigeria","place":"Lankaviri checkpoint, Yorro, Taraba State","coordinates":[8.88,11.507],"precision":"district","type":"arrest","also":["seizure"],"title":"Man held with 95 blocks of cannabis at Taraba checkpoint","summary":"NDLEA officers arrested 39-year-old Raiyanu Misa at the Lankaviri checkpoint in Yorro, Taraba State, on 23 October 2026 with 95 blocks of compressed cannabis weighing 60.175 kg.","status":"verified","figures":{"arrested":1,"kg_seized":60.175},"tags":["ndlea","checkpoint"],"cover":null,"media":[],"cfi_id":null,"sources":[{"title":"NDLEA Arrests US-Based Grandma With 9.45kg Cannabis At Lagos Airport, Physically Challenged Woman In Delta","url":"https://platformtimes.com.ng/ndlea-arrests-us-based-grandma-with-9-45kg-cannabis-at-lagos-airport-physically-challenged-woman-in-delta/","publisher":"Platform Times","date":"2026-10-25","archived":null},{"title":"NDLEA Uncovers Drug Trafficking Network, Seizes Cocaine, Cannabis in Nationwide Raids","url":"https://thepeoplesinsight.com/2026/10/25/ndlea-uncovers-drug-trafficking-network-seizes-cocaine-cannabis-in-nationwide-raids/","publisher":"The People's Insight","date":"2026-10-25","archived":null}]},{"id":"taraba-dakka-112-blocks","code":"CET-W42XAF","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/taraba-dakka-112-blocks/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/W42XAF/","date":"2026-10-23","country":"ng","country_name":"Nigeria","place":"Dakka village, Bali, Taraba State","coordinates":[8.091,10.952],"precision":"district","type":"arrest","also":["seizure"],"title":"Police hand NDLEA suspect with 112 blocks of cannabis in Taraba","summary":"Police in Bali, Taraba State, handed a suspect arrested at Dakka village to the NDLEA on 23 October 2026 with 112 blocks of compressed cannabis weighing 81.49 kg.","status":"verified","figures":{"arrested":1,"kg_seized":81.49},"tags":["ndlea","handover"],"cover":null,"media":[],"cfi_id":null,"sources":[{"title":"NDLEA Arrests US-Based Grandma With 9.45kg Cannabis At Lagos Airport, Physically Challenged Woman In Delta","url":"https://platformtimes.com.ng/ndlea-arrests-us-based-grandma-with-9-45kg-cannabis-at-lagos-airport-physically-challenged-woman-in-delta/","publisher":"Platform Times","date":"2026-10-25","archived":null},{"title":"NDLEA Uncovers Drug Trafficking Network, Seizes Cocaine, Cannabis in Nationwide Raids","url":"https://thepeoplesinsight.com/2026/10/25/ndlea-uncovers-drug-trafficking-network-seizes-cocaine-cannabis-in-nationwide-raids/","publisher":"The People's Insight","date":"2026-10-25","archived":null}]},{"id":"kano-gerawa-159-blocks","code":"CET-XGJMXK","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/kano-gerawa-159-blocks/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/XGJMXK/","date":"2026-10-22","country":"ng","country_name":"Nigeria","place":"Gerawa area, Kano State","coordinates":[11.994,8.522],"precision":"district","type":"arrest","also":["seizure"],"title":"Man held with 159 blocks of cannabis in Kano's Gerawa area","summary":"NDLEA operatives arrested 30-year-old Murtala Lawan in the Gerawa area of Kano State on 22 October 2026, recovering 159 blocks of cannabis weighing 97.2 kg.","status":"verified","figures":{"arrested":1,"kg_seized":97.2},"tags":["ndlea"],"cover":null,"media":[],"cfi_id":null,"sources":[{"title":"NDLEA Arrests US-Based Grandma With 9.45kg Cannabis At Lagos Airport, Physically Challenged Woman In Delta","url":"https://platformtimes.com.ng/ndlea-arrests-us-based-grandma-with-9-45kg-cannabis-at-lagos-airport-physically-challenged-woman-in-delta/","publisher":"Platform Times","date":"2026-10-25","archived":null},{"title":"NDLEA Uncovers Drug Trafficking Network, Seizes Cocaine, Cannabis in Nationwide Raids","url":"https://thepeoplesinsight.com/2026/10/25/ndlea-uncovers-drug-trafficking-network-seizes-cocaine-cannabis-in-nationwide-raids/","publisher":"The People's Insight","date":"2026-10-25","archived":null}]},{"id":"bauchi-nasaru-379kg-sacks","code":"CET-AGXNSB","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/bauchi-nasaru-379kg-sacks/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/AGXNSB/","date":"2026-10-21","country":"ng","country_name":"Nigeria","place":"Nasaru Town, Ningi, Bauchi State","coordinates":[11.005,9.202],"precision":"district","type":"arrest","also":["seizure"],"title":"Last Card held with 379 kg of cannabis in Bauchi sacks","summary":"NDLEA operatives arrested 45-year-old Jamilu Mustapha, known as Last Card, at Nasaru Town in Ningi, Bauchi State, on 21 October 2026, seizing 379 kg of cannabis packed in seven large sacks.","status":"verified","figures":{"arrested":1,"kg_seized":379},"tags":["ndlea"],"cover":null,"media":[],"cfi_id":null,"sources":[{"title":"NDLEA Arrests US-Based Grandma With 9.45kg Cannabis At Lagos Airport, Physically Challenged Woman In Delta","url":"https://platformtimes.com.ng/ndlea-arrests-us-based-grandma-with-9-45kg-cannabis-at-lagos-airport-physically-challenged-woman-in-delta/","publisher":"Platform Times","date":"2026-10-25","archived":null},{"title":"NDLEA Uncovers Drug Trafficking Network, Seizes Cocaine, Cannabis in Nationwide Raids","url":"https://thepeoplesinsight.com/2026/10/25/ndlea-uncovers-drug-trafficking-network-seizes-cocaine-cannabis-in-nationwide-raids/","publisher":"The People's Insight","date":"2026-10-25","archived":null}]},{"id":"lagos-airport-grandma-loud","code":"CET-2WWJ30","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/lagos-airport-grandma-loud/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/2WWJ30/","date":"2026-10-21","country":"ng","country_name":"Nigeria","place":"Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos","coordinates":[6.577,3.321],"precision":"locality","type":"arrest","also":["seizure"],"title":"US-based grandmother held with 9.45 kg of loud at Lagos airport","summary":"The NDLEA arrested 62-year-old Nigerian-American Anetor Gloria Ubong at Lagos airport on 21 October 2026 with 9.45 kg of high-grade cannabis in her luggage off a United Airlines flight from Houston. She said relatives gave her the box for delivery in Nigeria.","status":"verified","figures":{"arrested":1,"kg_seized":9.45},"tags":["ndlea","airport","loud","couriers"],"cover":null,"media":[],"cfi_id":null,"sources":[{"title":"NDLEA Arrests US-Based Grandma With 9.45kg Cannabis At Lagos Airport, Physically Challenged Woman In Delta","url":"https://platformtimes.com.ng/ndlea-arrests-us-based-grandma-with-9-45kg-cannabis-at-lagos-airport-physically-challenged-woman-in-delta/","publisher":"Platform Times","date":"2026-10-25","archived":null},{"title":"NDLEA Uncovers Drug Trafficking Network, Seizes Cocaine, Cannabis in Nationwide Raids","url":"https://thepeoplesinsight.com/2026/10/25/ndlea-uncovers-drug-trafficking-network-seizes-cocaine-cannabis-in-nationwide-raids/","publisher":"The People's Insight","date":"2026-10-25","archived":null}]},{"id":"ondo-board-ala-583kg-farm","code":"CET-FMGE83","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/ondo-board-ala-583kg-farm/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/FMGE83/","date":"2026-10-20","country":"ng","country_name":"Nigeria","place":"Board-Ala, Akure South, Ondo State","coordinates":[7.253,5.193],"precision":"district","type":"seizure","also":[],"title":"583 kg of abandoned cannabis recovered from Ondo farm","summary":"NDLEA operatives raided a farm at Board-Ala in Akure South, Ondo State, on 20 October 2026 on intelligence and recovered 56 bags of abandoned cannabis weighing 583 kg. No arrests were reported.","status":"verified","figures":{"kg_seized":583},"tags":["ndlea","farm"],"cover":null,"media":[],"cfi_id":null,"sources":[{"title":"NDLEA Arrests US-Based Grandma With 9.45kg Cannabis At Lagos Airport, Physically Challenged Woman In Delta","url":"https://platformtimes.com.ng/ndlea-arrests-us-based-grandma-with-9-45kg-cannabis-at-lagos-airport-physically-challenged-woman-in-delta/","publisher":"Platform Times","date":"2026-10-25","archived":null},{"title":"NDLEA Uncovers Drug Trafficking Network, Seizes Cocaine, Cannabis in Nationwide Raids","url":"https://thepeoplesinsight.com/2026/10/25/ndlea-uncovers-drug-trafficking-network-seizes-cocaine-cannabis-in-nationwide-raids/","publisher":"The People's Insight","date":"2026-10-25","archived":null}]},{"id":"edo-ugbada-uzebba-farms-destroyed","code":"CET-J41KKV","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/edo-ugbada-uzebba-farms-destroyed/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/J41KKV/","date":"2026-10-18","country":"ng","country_name":"Nigeria","place":"Ugbada Forest, Uzebba, Owan West, Edo State","coordinates":[6.927,5.893],"precision":"district","type":"eradication","also":["arrest"],"title":"Two Edo cannabis farms destroyed, 547 kg seized and burnt","summary":"The NDLEA destroyed two cannabis farms in Ugbada Forest, Uzebba, on 18 October 2026, burning 450 kg of processed cannabis and keeping 97 kg as exhibits. A 42-year-old woman was arrested nearby with 35 kg.","status":"verified","figures":{"arrested":1,"kg_seized":582},"tags":["ndlea","forest-farms"],"cover":null,"media":[],"cfi_id":null,"sources":[{"title":"NDLEA Arrests US-Based Grandma With 9.45kg Cannabis At Lagos Airport, Physically Challenged Woman In Delta","url":"https://platformtimes.com.ng/ndlea-arrests-us-based-grandma-with-9-45kg-cannabis-at-lagos-airport-physically-challenged-woman-in-delta/","publisher":"Platform Times","date":"2026-10-25","archived":null},{"title":"NDLEA Uncovers Drug Trafficking Network, Seizes Cocaine, Cannabis in Nationwide Raids","url":"https://thepeoplesinsight.com/2026/10/25/ndlea-uncovers-drug-trafficking-network-seizes-cocaine-cannabis-in-nationwide-raids/","publisher":"The People's Insight","date":"2026-10-25","archived":null}]},{"id":"ndlea-ondo-okemoro-7500kg","code":"CET-9FR2B2","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/ndlea-ondo-okemoro-7500kg/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/9FR2B2/","date":"2026-10-17","country":"ng","country_name":"Nigeria","place":"Okemoro, Isinbode camp forest, Ondo State","coordinates":[7.25,5.197],"precision":"region","type":"eradication","also":["arrest"],"title":"NDLEA destroys 7,500 kg of skunk on three-hectare Ondo farm","summary":"Acting on intelligence, Ondo NDLEA raided a cannabis farm in the Okemoro Isinbode camp forest on 17 October, destroying 7,500 kg of skunk on three hectares and arresting five named suspects. Officers also kept 1,281 kg of exhibits, including seeds and fresh stems.","status":"verified","figures":{"arrested":5,"kg_seized":7500,"hectares":3},"tags":["ndlea","skunk"],"cover":null,"media":[],"cfi_id":null,"sources":[{"title":"Ondo: NDLEA arrests five suspects, destroys 7,500kg of skunk","url":"https://justnews.ng/ondo-ndlea-arrests-five-suspects-destroys-7500kg-of-skunk/","publisher":"JustNews","date":"2026-10-19","archived":null},{"title":"NDLEA intercepts N7bn tramadol, foils Saudi-bound drug in palm oil","url":"https://businessday.ng/news/article/ndlea-intercepts-n7bn-tramadol-foils-saudi-bound-drug-in-palm-oil/?amp","publisher":"BusinessDay","date":null,"archived":null}]},{"id":"nigeria-port-harcourt-south-african-thai-loud","code":"CET-JSFCMS","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/nigeria-port-harcourt-south-african-thai-loud/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/JSFCMS/","date":"2026-10-11","country":"ng","country_name":"Nigeria","place":"Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa, Rivers State","coordinates":[5.0165,6.9518],"precision":"locality","type":"arrest","also":["seizure"],"title":"South African woman held with 32.74 kg of Thai Loud at Port Harcourt airport","summary":"NDLEA officers and Customs arrested a South African woman at Port Harcourt International Airport with 30 parcels of Thai Loud, a cannabis strain, weighing 32.74 kg. The agency said she had flown in from Thailand via Doha and had trafficked through other African countries.","status":"verified","figures":{"arrested":1,"kg_seized":32.74},"tags":["ndlea","port-harcourt","airport","thai-loud"],"cover":null,"media":[{"kind":"photo","url":"https://ndlea.gov.ng/blog/83-year-old-convicted-grandma-south-african-lady-arrested-with-colos-meth-shipments","publisher":"National Drug Law Enforcement Agency","caption":"NDLEA photographs released with the statement, including the suspect and the parcels","archived":"https://web.archive.org/web/20261011094434/https://ndlea.gov.ng/blog/83-year-old-convicted-grandma-south-african-lady-arrested-with-colos-meth-shipments"},{"kind":"photo","url":"https://pmnewsnigeria.com/2026/10/11/ndlea-arrests-south-african-woman-with-32-74kg-of-cannabis-at-port-harcourt-airport/","publisher":"P.M. News","caption":"Gebashe Sithandiwe Jessie, the suspect arrested at Port Harcourt airport","archived":"https://web.archive.org/web/20261011152540/https://pmnewsnigeria.com/2026/10/11/ndlea-arrests-south-african-woman-with-32-74kg-of-cannabis-at-port-harcourt-airport/"}],"cfi_id":null,"sources":[{"title":"83-year-old convicted grandma, South African lady arrested with Colos, Meth shipments","url":"https://ndlea.gov.ng/blog/83-year-old-convicted-grandma-south-african-lady-arrested-with-colos-meth-shipments","publisher":"National Drug Law Enforcement Agency","date":"2026-10-11","archived":"https://web.archive.org/web/20261011094434/https://ndlea.gov.ng/blog/83-year-old-convicted-grandma-south-african-lady-arrested-with-colos-meth-shipments"},{"title":"NDLEA arrests South African woman with 32.74kg of Cannabis at Port Harcourt Airport","url":"https://pmnewsnigeria.com/2026/10/11/ndlea-arrests-south-african-woman-with-32-74kg-of-cannabis-at-port-harcourt-airport/","publisher":"P.M. News","date":"2026-10-11","archived":"https://web.archive.org/web/20261011152540/https://pmnewsnigeria.com/2026/10/11/ndlea-arrests-south-african-woman-with-32-74kg-of-cannabis-at-port-harcourt-airport/"}]},{"id":"ndlea-edo-igbanke-farms","code":"CET-A8ZCDF","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/ndlea-edo-igbanke-farms/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/A8ZCDF/","date":"2026-08-17","country":"ng","country_name":"Nigeria","place":"Igbanke forest, Orhionmwon, Edo State","coordinates":[6.38,6.17],"precision":"district","type":"eradication","also":["arrest"],"title":"NDLEA destroys two cannabis farms in Edo and makes eleven arrests","summary":"Nigeria's drug agency destroyed 1.85 hectares of cannabis in the Igbanke forest and arrested eleven people, nine of them young men at one spot in Benin City. An opposition politician called the burning of farms a waste: \"You cannot burn your way out of poverty.\"","status":"verified","figures":{"arrested":11,"hectares":1.85},"tags":["ndlea","farmers","legalisation-debate"],"cover":null,"media":[],"cfi_id":null,"sources":[{"title":"NDLEA Destroys Cannabis Farms Worth 4628kg, Arrests 10 Suspected Traffickers In Edo","url":"https://saharareporters.com/2026/08/17/ndlea-destroys-cannabis-farms-worth-4628kg-arrests-10-suspected-traffickers-edo","publisher":"Sahara Reporters","date":"2026-08-17","archived":null},{"title":"Sowore Condemns NDLEA Over Cannabis Farms Destruction, Says Nigeria 'Cannot Burn Its Way Out Of Poverty'","url":"https://saharareporters.com/2026/08/18/sowore-condemns-ndlea-over-cannabis-farms-destruction-says-nigeria-cannot-burn-its-way","publisher":"Sahara Reporters","date":"2026-08-18","archived":null}]}]}