NDLEA seizes 5,492 kg of cannabis in two Edo warehouses
Nigeria's NDLEA evacuated 5,492 kg of suspected cannabis from two concealed warehouses in Edo State on 23 and 24 November 2021, arresting a 21-year-old suspect. The two hauls of 1,240 and 4,252 kg were the command's major November seizure, part of a monthly total of 6,477.86 kg.
🇳🇬 Uzzeba, Owan West and Uhiere, Ovia North East, Edo State · Nigeria
NDLEA officers in Edo State evacuated 5,492 kg of suspected cannabis from two
concealed warehouses in two days, state commander Buba Wakawa told NAN in Benin
on 2 December 2021.[1][2]
On 23 November, acting on intelligence, officers stormed a storage facility at
Uzzeba in Owan West and removed 107 bags of suspected cannabis weighing 1,240
kg.[1][2]The next day they uncovered another concealed warehouse at Uhiere
village in Ovia North East and evacuated 315 bags weighing 4,252 kg.[1][2]A
21-year-old suspect was arrested during the operations.[1][2]
Wakawa called the two hauls the command’s major November seizure, adding that
other seizures that month brought the total to 6,477.86 kg.[1][2]He said 22
suspects, 18 men and four women, were arrested for trafficking in November, 10
convictions were secured and nine cases filed at the Federal High Court in
Benin, while 13 drug users were counselled.[1][2]He said the command would
keep working in line with the vision of NDLEA chairman Buba Marwa against drug
abuse.[1][2]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
The report uses 2 December 2021, the date of the NDLEA announcement; the seizures themselves took place on 23 and 24 November.
Both outlets carry the same NAN agency dispatch, so the figures rest on a single wire account.
The command's November totals of 22 arrests, 10 convictions and nine new charges cover the whole month and are not tied to these two seizures in the reports.
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