NDLEA destroys 125,750 kg of cannabis in Ekiti forests and arrests three growers
Between 17 and 20 October 2025, NDLEA's Ekiti command destroyed 125,750 kilogrammes of cannabis on farms in the Igbara Odo and Ilawe Ekiti forests, recovered another 3,456 kilogrammes, and arrested three men caught on one plantation, using hired labourers to uproot the fields.
🇳🇬 Igbara Odo and Ilawe Ekiti forests, Ekiti State · Nigeria
Between 17 and 20 October 2025, operatives of Nigeria’s National Drug Law Enforcement Agency
(NDLEA) in Ekiti State destroyed cannabis farms in the Igbara Odo and Ilawe Ekiti forests and
arrested three suspects found on one plantation.[1]
In Igbara Odo forest the command said it destroyed 72,500 kilogrammes of fresh cannabis on 29.7
hectares, burned nursery beds awaiting transplant, and recovered 84 bags of dried cannabis weighing
2,316 kilogrammes.[1]In Ilawe Ekiti forest agents destroyed another 53,250 kilogrammes.[1]State commander Rufus Aina put total destruction at 125,750 kilogrammes and further recoveries at
3,456 kilogrammes; the agency hired labourers to help uproot the fields.[1]
The Ilawe raid, led by deputy commander Muhammed Yaro, ended with three men detained on the farm.[1]National spokesman Femi Babafemi named them as Matthew Emmanuel, 26, James Moses, 27, and
Israel Samuel, 20, and said 53,250 kilogrammes were cleared from 21.3 hectares there with 1,140
kilogrammes of dried skunk recovered.[2]The state command tied the work to Operation Weed Crusher
2025 but did not report charges or court dates.[1]
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Cannabis stacked in bags during NDLEA operations in Ekiti, shown with the agency's weekly roundup.Photo details
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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.
