NDLEA destroys 20-hectare cannabis farm in Delta, arrests five
NDLEA operatives backed by soldiers destroyed over 50,000 kg of cannabis on a 20-hectare farm at Innam-Abbi/Orogun in Ndokwa West, Delta State, on 27 February 2025, arresting five suspects named with their ages.
🇳🇬 Innam-Abbi/Orogun, Ndokwa West, Delta State · Nigeria
NDLEA operatives supported by soldiers stormed a forest in the
Innam-Abbi/Orogun community of Ndokwa West Local Government Area, Delta State,
on Thursday, 27 February 2025.[1][2]They destroyed over 50,000 kg of
cannabis growing on a 20-hectare farm, setting the crop ablaze.[1][2]
Five suspects were arrested during the raid: Augustine Subaru, 45; Ukoba
Malachukwu, 53; Odalonu Emmanuel, 40; Esuabom Macaulay, 35; and Itoje Safe,
54.[1][2]The reports do not name the farm’s owner or say what charges
followed the arrests.[1][2]
The agency announced the raid on 2 March 2025 as part of a nationwide weekly
roundup of arrests and seizures credited to NDLEA commands across the
country.[1][2]
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No charges or court outcomes for the five arrested people were reported.
The same NDLEA statement reports a separate truck seizure on the Abraka-Orogun road and an Edo warehouse raid, different events left out here.
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