NDLEA Zone 7 officers arrested 68-year-old Ibrahim Ayuba in Sokoto on 31 October 2026 with 236.6 kg of skunk after acting on credible intelligence. The agency announced the arrest in its 1 November roundup of operations across seven states.
The NDLEA announced the arrest in a statement issued on Sunday, 1 November 2026 by its Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi.[1][2]The statement covered intelligence-led operations in seven states: Lagos, Kano, Kaduna, Sokoto, Ondo, Oyo and Edo.[1][2]The agency said its commands also sustained War Against Drug Abuse sensitisation activities in schools, worship centres, workplaces and communities.[1]
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Troops of Operation Enduring Peace arrested three suspected drug dealers at Maraba Jama'a in Jos South, Plateau State, and recovered substances suspected to be cannabis and other illicit drugs. The three were held in military custody pending possible handover to law enforcement agencies for investigation and prosecution.
Nigeria's NDLEA in Edo State said its October 2026 operations arrested 75 suspected traffickers and seized 2,492.7 kg of cannabis, including 702.83 kg found in a car at Otuo. The command also said it destroyed eight cannabis farms covering 5.73 hectares.
NDLEA officers arrested three men at the Lankaviri checkpoint in Yorro, Taraba State, with 283 blocks of compressed cannabis weighing 226.255 kg. The suspects were held with separate consignments ranging from 47 to 156 blocks.
NDLEA operatives arrested a 32-year-old man at Marine Beach in Apapa, Lagos, on 6 November 2026 and found 6.07 kg of cannabis in a small store inside the sitting room of his apartment. The seizure was announced with opioids, tramadol, pregabalin and codeine recovered in the same search.
