NDLEA destroys a four-hectare cannabis farm in Efon forest
During nationwide raids in early September 2026 NDLEA operatives destroyed a four-hectare cannabis farm in the Efon-Alaaye forest area of Ekiti State and recovered 117 kg of harvested skunk. The agency arrested Chuks Alex, 50, and Asafa Adekunle, 35.
In early September 2026, as part of coordinated NDLEA raids across nine states, operatives
destroyed a four-hectare cannabis farm in the Efon-Alaaye forest area of Ekiti State and
recovered 117 kilograms of harvested skunk, Dateline Nigeria and Channels Television reported
in statements issued on 6 September.[1][2]
The outlets said officers arrested Chuks Alex, 50, and Asafa Adekunle, 35, in connection with
the Ekiti operation.[1][2]The same NDLEA release described separate seizures from Lagos
ports, Adamawa, Kogi and other states but treated the Ekiti farm destruction as one distinct
field action.[1][2]
Neither account published photographs of the eradication.[1][2]
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The NDLEA's Nasarawa State command destroyed cannabis farms of about 1.5 hectares each in Awe and Kokona Local Government Areas, its new commander CN Saidu Daniel said at Government House, Lafia. Governor Abdullahi Sule told the agency to search out and destroy cannabis farms on ungoverned land in the state.
NDLEA and soldiers destroyed a cannabis plantation covering 1.646 hectares at Eko Camp, near Illushi, Edo, on 28 October 2026. The agency estimated a potential yield of 4,115.53 kg and reported arresting a 50-year-old woman with 301 kg of processed cannabis.
State CID operatives on anti-crime patrol arrested Aondaver Dominic, Sylvanus Umoor and Peter Tar at Sabongida Bature and Gidan Kparev villages in Kadarko, Keana LGA, on 22 October 2026, recovering dry and fresh leaves suspected to be Indian hemp. A search of a garden behind the suspects' residence found more cannabis allegedly under cultivation; all exhibits were secured for NDLEA handover.
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.
