NDLEA arrests Sokoto's first suspected cannabis farmer
The NDLEA arrested Anas Sani in Sayinna village, Tambuwal, on 2 December 2023 for growing a foreign cannabis variety inside his maize farm, which operatives uprooted; the commandant called it the first such case in Sokoto's history.
🇳🇬 Sayinna village, Tambuwal LGA, Sokoto State · Nigeria
The NDLEA Sokoto Command arrested suspected cannabis farmer Anas Sani in
Sayinna village, Tambuwal Local Government Area, commandant Adamu Iro told
journalists in Sokoto on Saturday, 2 December 2023.[1][2]Iro said it was
the first such case in the history of the state.[1][2]
Sani was arrested following a tip-off after planting a foreign variety of
cannabis sativa inside his maize farm, which NDLEA operatives stormed and
uprooted.[1][2]Media Talk Africa described the arrest as groundbreaking for
Sokoto State.[1]
Iro said the suspect would face prosecution after a laboratory analysis of the
uprooted leaves.[1][2]He thanked residents for their support, urged them to
remain vigilant, and warned that cultivating Indian hemp and dealing in
illicit drugs attract heavy punishment.[1][2]
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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.
NDLEA operatives arrested a 53-year-old man at Osin Forest in Osin Ekiti, Ekiti State, on 5 November 2026 with 216 kilograms of cannabis and cannabis seeds. The agency announced the arrest in a roundup of raids across several states, also listing seizures in Lagos, Ondo, Edo, Delta and Taraba, issued on Sunday 8 November 2026.
