NDLEA destroys two-hectare cannabis farm in Ondo, arrests four
NDLEA officers raided a two-hectare cannabis farm in Ita-Ogbolu forest, Ondo State, on 15 September 2026, destroying about 5,000 kg of skunk and arresting four suspects. Officers kept 48 kg of dried and fresh cannabis from the site as exhibits for prosecution.
Officers of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) raided and
destroyed 5,000 kg of skunk on a two-hectare cannabis farm in Ita-Ogbolu
forest, Ondo State, on Tuesday 15 September 2026.[1][2]
Four suspects were arrested at the farm: Blessing Effiong, Saviour Peter,
David Friday Sunday and Ability Peter Sunday.[1][2]Officers recovered 48
kg of dry and fresh cannabis from the location for the prosecution of the
suspects.[1][2]
The raid was one of a string of operations the agency reported across Lagos,
Edo, Niger, Delta, Ondo, Gombe, Imo and the Federal Capital Territory, with
about 6,000 kg of cannabis and more than 1.3 million pills of tramadol and
other opioids seized at a combined street value above N3.4 billion.[1][2]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Whether the 48 kg kept for prosecution is included in the 5,000 kg destroyed was not stated; this report records their sum.
Whether the four suspects were charged or remanded was not reported.
The NDLEA statement also covers separate cannabis operations in Lagos, Edo, Delta and Imo and at Tin-Can Island Port, which are not part of this report.
Both accounts reproduce the agency statement rather than two independent investigations.
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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.
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