NDLEA seizes 1,960 kg of Ghanaian Loud at Eleko beach, arrests six
NDLEA Marine Command officers intercepted two boats carrying 1,960 kg of Ghanaian Loud cannabis at Eleko beach in Lekki, Lagos, in the early hours of 24 December 2024. Six foreign nationals who had brought the consignment from Ghana were arrested.
Operatives of the Marine Command of Nigeria’s National Drug Law Enforcement
Agency (NDLEA) intercepted two boats loaded with 1,960 kg of Ghanaian Loud, a
strong strain of cannabis, at Eleko beach in the Lekki area of Lagos at 2:30am
on Christmas Eve, Tuesday 24 December 2024.[1][2]
The six foreign nationals bringing the consignment from Ghana were arrested
during the midnight operation.[1][2]They were named as two Ghanaians,
Godsway John, 38, and Freedom Kelvin, 33, and four Beninese nationals, Chegoun
Hounsou, 23, Gadabor Nyameto, 47, Adantg Sasa, 34, and Ayao Kayivi, 21.[1]
The seizure was announced by NDLEA spokesman Femi Babafemi in a statement
issued on Sunday 29 December, in which agency chairman Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba
Marwa (retired) commended the Marine Command and other units for their end of
year operations.[1]
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Six people and packages displayed by the NDLEA Marine Command after the Eleko beach seizure.Photo details
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