NDLEA arrests 100 suspected drug traffickers in Edo
The arrests were made in the first quarter of the year, an official says.
The Edo State Command of the
National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said it has arrested no fewer than 100 suspected drug traffickers with a seizure of 238,168 kilogrammes of illicit drugs.
Buba Wakawa, the state commander of the agency, said this in Benin City on Monday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).
Mr Wakawa said the arrests were made in the first quarter of the year, adding that the figure comprised 68 males and 32 females.
Giving the breakdown of the seized drugs, he said 295. 08134 kilogrammes of drugs were seized in January.
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Kidnappings, Banditry in Edo: Reps urge IGP, DSS to beef up security Owan East, West LGAs
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By Levinus Nwabughiogu-Abuja
House of Representatives has urged the Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba and the Director-General of the Department of State Security Services, DSS to as a matter of urgency, step up actions in curtailing the incidents of kidnapping and banditry in Owan Federal Constituency and the country at large.
The House also urged the Executive Arm of Government to initiate a holistic, implementable strategy including immediate recruitment of officers, deployment of personnel, support for vigilante groups and local hunters as well as dialogue with critical stakeholders to immediately address the incessant kidnappings and abductions in the area.
By Levinus Nwabughiogu-Abuja
House of Representatives has urged the Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba and the Director-General of the Department of State Security Services, DSS to as a matter of urgency, step up actions in curtailing the incidents of kidnapping and banditry in Owan Federal Constituency and the country at large.
The House also urged the Executive Arm of Government to initiate a holistic, implementable strategy including immediate recruitment of officers, deployment of personnel, support for vigilante groups and local hunters as well as dialogue with critical stakeholders to immediately address the incessant kidnappings and abductions in the area.