NDLEA destroys 200 hectares of cannabis in Ondo, arrests 137
Ondo State's NDLEA command said it arrested 137 drug suspects between May and October 2018 and destroyed 200 hectares of cannabis plantations. Commander Haruna Gagara announced the figures in Akure, saying the state had become fertile ground for cannabis cultivation.
The Ondo State command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said
it arrested 137 people for drug offences between May and October 2018.[1][2]Commander Haruna Gagara announced the figures in Akure, the state capital,
where he also confirmed that his officers had destroyed 200 hectares of
cannabis sativa plantations.[1][2]
Of the 137 suspects, 127 were described as male, while 10 were arrested for
cultivating cannabis.[1][2]Some of those arrested had already been charged in
court, while others were still being investigated at the command’s Alagbaka
office in Akure.[2]
Gagara said Ondo State had been ranked among the states with the highest rate
of cannabis cultivation, calling it unfortunate that the state had become
fertile ground for growing the crop.[1][2]He said the command had been
campaigning against drugs in schools, motor parks and host communities and
appealed for support from other security agencies and government at all levels
to cut cultivation to the minimum.[1][2]
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The reports give May to October 2018 as the period for both the arrests and the destruction, without separate dates for individual operations.
Of the 137 suspects, 127 were described as male and 10 were held for cultivating cannabis; no individual names, charges or court outcomes were published.
No weight for the destroyed crop or value estimate was published.
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.
