NDLEA destroys 30.9 hectares of cannabis farms in three states
NDLEA operatives destroyed 30.9 hectares of cannabis farms in Delta, Edo and Ondo states in mid-June 2023, arresting eleven people and recovering 195 kilogrammes of processed cannabis, including 18 hectares at Umuchime village and raids at Awakpa and Ala forests.
In a Sunday statement on 18 June 2023, NDLEA spokesman Femi Babafemi said
operatives had destroyed 30.9 hectares of cannabis farms in Delta, Edo and
Ondo states over the previous week.[1][2]
In Delta, 18 hectares of cannabis farms were destroyed on 12 June in Umuchime
village, Ogume, in Ndokwa West Local Government Area, by operatives supported
by soldiers.[1][2]Four suspectsarrested on the farms were named as Kingsley
Atuola, 40; Okikiolu Adekunle, 44; Osai Doris, 40; and Ublenu Joy, 28.[1]
In Edo, operatives stormed Awakpa forest in Owan West Local Government Area
on 14 June and arrested five men found in a hut on a 2.5-hectare cannabis
farm: Malachy Amaechi, Nanmua Peter, Ojo Momoh, Afam Luke and John Danladi.[1][2]That farm was destroyed and 102 kilogrammes already harvested were
recovered; another farm of about 1.29 hectares was also destroyed, bringing
the Edo raid total to about 3.98 hectares.[1]
In Ondo, 30-year-old John Emmanuel was arrested at Ofosu with 81 kilogrammes
of cannabis on 15 June, while Gideon Akoh was arrested at Ala forest the same
day, where nine hectares of farms were destroyed and 12 kilogrammes of
harvested cannabis recovered.[1]
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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.
