NDLEA destroys 56 hectares of hemp farmland in Ondo
The NDLEA's Ondo command said it had destroyed about 56 hectares of suspected hemp farmland at various sites in 2024, including a 17-hectare site cleared over three days. The main planter from the latest site was held for prosecution.
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency’s Ondo command said it had destroyed about 56 hectares of suspected hemp farmland at various locations in the state.[1][2]Commander Kayode Raji gave the figure on 8 July 2024 in Akure while decorating 51 newly promoted officers.[1][2]
The most recent site, about 17 hectares, took officers three days to clear, and its main planter was in custody and would be charged in court soon.[1][2]Raji also said the command had seized more than 18,000 kilograms of assorted drugs, mainly hemp, and had arrested over 140 suspects with 41 convictions that year.[1][2]
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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.
