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NDLEA Arrests 48 In Jigawa, Seizes 50.5kg Of Illicit Drugs
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Jigawa Command, said it arrested 48 drug suspects in the state.
Also, the NDLEA, Edo State Command, yesterday, said it arrested 20 suspects in connection with illicit drug trafficking.
The NDLEA Commander in Jigawa, Hajiya Maryam Gambo, made this known in a statement issued in Dutse, yesterday.
Gambo said the suspects were arrested in a special operation tagged:”Operation ‘A Bar Kwaya”, conducted in five local government areas of the state, which have borders with Niger Republic.
She explained that the operations were carried out in collaboration with the state government, in an effort to curb the menace of drug abuse across the state.
“Jigawa State Government, in collaboration with NDLEA, planned a general raid operation in five local government areas sharing boundaries with Niger Republic.
“The Operation tagged: “Operation ‘A Bar Kwaya”, targeted drug dealers, substance use offenders, with a view to arresting and prosecuting them.
“And the operation has led to the arrest of 48 drug suspects within the five LGAs of Garki, Gumel, Babura, Maigatari and SuleTankarkar, with a seizure of 30.461kg of Cannabis Sativa and 20kg of psychotropic substances, totalling 50.461kg,” she said.
The commander added that the operation would be extended to other 22 local government areas in Jigawa, in a bid to totally dislodge suspected black spots and hideouts in the state.
According to her, drug users or substance offenders among the 48 arrested suspects were placed on weekly and monthly counselling, depending on their level of involvement.
“What most Nigerians did not know until recently, however, was how deep the scourge had eaten into the society.
Therefore, the fight against illicit drugs is a collective fight, it is the people’s fight which calls for all stakeholders to key in,” Gambo said.
Similarly, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Edo State Command said it arrested 20 suspects in connection with illicit drug trafficking.
The Edo State Commander of the agency,Mr BubaWakawa, disclosed this in an interview with newsmen in Benin City, the state capital.
Wakawa said the suspects who were arrested in October, included 18 males and two females.
He also disclosed that illicit drugs seized from the suspects included 2,390.854 kilograms of suspected cannabis sativa, as well as psychotropic substance.
He also said that suspected cannabis sativa farms measuring approximately 6.9 hectares were destroyed by the command within the period.
Wakawa further revealed that the command also secured 11 convictions within the same period, while 32 cases were still pending in court.
He added that the command also counselled 13 drug users comprising of nine males and four females.
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