NDLEA reports 32.9 tonnes seized and 357 hectares destroyed in Ondo
NDLEA commandant Walter Nicholas said in Akure on 27 January 2011 that his command had seized 32.9 tonnes of Indian hemp worth 3 billion naira and destroyed 357 hectares of plantation in the previous eight months. At least 18 people charged over drug offences had been convicted in that period.
NDLEA state commandant Walter Nicholas told journalists in Akure on 27 January
2011 that his command had seized32.9 tonnes of Indian hemp worth 3 billion
naira in the previous eight months.[1]He said the command had seized 6.7
tonnes of cannabis in January alone and destroyed 357 hectares of hemp
plantation on identified farms.[1]At least 18 people charged over drug
offences had been convicted, and Nicholas said the command had lost two
officers to growers’ activities in the past year.[1]
Nicholas said the command was working with the police, the State Security
Service and the civil defence corps, and that he had visited rulers including
the Olowo of Owo, the Alayede of Ogbese and the Deji of Akure to press them
not to give land to hemp growers.[1]The command had also opened a
counselling and rehabilitation centre.[1]
Case data
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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.
