NDLEA destroys 33 hectares of cannabis farms in Ondo and Edo
Nigeria's NDLEA destroyed 33 hectares of cannabis farms in Ondo and Edo states in July 2023, arresting six people and recovering almost 2 tonnes of processed cannabis, including 29 hectares cleared at Ofosu forest.
Nigeria’s National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) destroyed 33 hectares
of cannabis farms in Ondo and Edo states in the week ending 23 July 2023,
spokesman Femi Babafemi said in a Sunday statement from Abuja.[1]The main
operation came on 20 July, when operatives stormed the Ofosu forest in Ondo
State and destroyed 29 hectares of cannabis farms.[1][2]
Four people were arrested at Ofosu: the farm owner Osamezu George Chukwuemeka,
51; his wife Kate Osamezu, 43; Agboola Wasiu, 37; and Mustapha Sanni.[1][2]Officers recovered 118.5 kg of processed cannabis from the farm.[1][2]
In a separate raid on 17 July at Elegbeka in Ose Local Government Area,
operatives recovered 107 jumbo bags of cannabis weighing 1,132.5 kg from a
suspect’s warehouse.[1]The same day at Utese forest in Ovia North East
Local Government Area in Edo, operatives arrested Victor Asukwo with 59 bags
of processed cannabis weighing 640 kg.[1]In Edo State, two cannabis farms measuring
1.489895 hectares and 2.445295 hectares were destroyed, and 50-year-old
Endurance Chukwuma was arrested with seven bags of processed cannabis weighing
68 kg, while his own farm of 0.254324 hectares was also destroyed.[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.
