NDLEA operatives arrested 46-year-old Helen Bakporo Samson, who uses a wheelchair, at Enhere Junction in Warri on 19 October 2026 with 6 kg of skunk. The agency announced the seizure among other drug recoveries across nine states; the reports name no further legal steps.
🇳🇬 Enhere Junction, Warri, Delta State · Nigeria
At Enhere Junction in Warri, Delta State, NDLEA officers arrested 46-year-old Helen Bakporo Samson on Monday 19 October 2026 and recovered 6.0 kg of skunk.[1][2]
Director of Media and Advocacy Femi Babafemi included the arrest in a Sunday statement summarising recoveries across nine states; Citizens Compass identified Samson as physically challenged and said she was held with the cannabis at the junction.[1][2] The reports name no accomplices and give no court outcome.[1][2]
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