Edo NDLEA intercepts two beer trucks carrying 7,245 kg of skunk cannabis
NDLEA Edo command seized 483 bags of skunk cannabis weighing 7,245 kg from two articulated trucks disguised as beer loads on the Auchi–Abuja road on 11 April 2026, arresting five men and valuing the haul at about 724.5 million naira.
🇳🇬 Auchi–Abuja Road, Edo State · Nigeria
- Arrested
- 5
- Cannabis
- 7,245 kg
- Value (official estimate)
- NGN 724,500,000
After 72 hours of intelligence work, NDLEA Edo operatives intercepted two articulated trucks on the
Auchi–Abuja road on Saturday 11 April 2026.[1][2] The vehicles appeared to carry cartons of beer but
concealed 483 bags of processed skunk cannabis totalling 7,245 kg, confirmed by field tests.[1][2]
Registration numbers OYO LUY 172 XC and OYO LUY 281 XC held 260 bags (3,900 kg) and 223 bags
(3,345 kg) respectively.[1][2] State commander Mitchell Ofoyeju said the load originated in
Sabongida-Ora, Owan West, and was bound for Abuja before officers stopped it.[1][2]
Ibrahim Abu, Abu Abdullazeez, Jibril Jaminu, Andrew Moses and Ganiyu Abu—all from Etsako East or
Etsako West—were arrested.[1][2] Ofoyeju put the street value at ₦724.5 million and said both trucks
would be forfeited as instruments of the trade while investigations continued.[1][2]
Sources
- NDLEA intercepts two trucks with 7,245kg of cannabis, arrests five in Edo. The Guardian Nigeria, 13 April 2026.
- NDLEA impounds truckloads of suspected cannabis concealed in cartons of beer. Tribune Online, 14 April 2026.
Open questions the AI reported
- Tribune Online put the market value at ₦724,000,500 while other outlets used ₦724.5 million.
- The exact GPS point of the interception on the Auchi–Abuja axis was not given in the sources opened.
- Charges or court dates for the five suspects were not reported.
