Soldiers and NDLEA destroy 37,500 kg of skunk on 15 hectares at Orogun
On Tuesday 12 May 2026 NDLEA operatives supported by soldiers raided a cannabis farm at Orogun in Ughelli North, Delta State, destroying 37,500 kilograms of skunk on 15 hectares and recovering 55.4 kilograms more while arresting 30-year-old Godwin Vincent Osadera.
On Tuesday 12 May 2026 National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) operatives, backed by
soldiers, raided a cannabis farm at Orogun village in Ughelli North local government area,
Delta State.[1][2]
Agency spokesman Femi Babafemi said in a statement reported by Punch and National Post that
the teams destroyed 37,500 kilograms of skunk cultivated on 15 hectares, recovered another
55.4 kilograms from the site and arrested 30-year-old Godwin Vincent Osadera.[1][2]
The same weekly release also described a separate farm clearance at Ejeonu on 10 May; those
figures are not included here.[1][2]
Neither news account published a field photograph of the Orogun raid.[1][2]
Osadera was named as the suspect arrested in connection with the Orogun farm.[1][2]
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