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Officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency in Edo State have seized cannabis valued at N1.4bn in Ukpuje Forest, in the Owan West Local Government Area of the State
Seven suspects were also arrested in connection with cannabis weighing 233,778 kilograms reportedly found in four warehouses.
While 2,249kg dried weeds were seized, cannabis weighing 231,529kg was destroyed on the farm.
A statement on Saturday by the state Commander of the agency, Buba Wakawa, noted that the seizure was the largest single concentration of cannabis discovered by the command.
Wakawa ascribed the success of the operation to the enabling environment created by the new Chief Executive of the Agency, Brigadier General Buba Marwa.
TODAY
February 7, 2021
The Edo State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the weekend, raided a large cannabis warehouse situated in a forest in Owan West Local Government Area of the state.
The illicit drug warehouse, according to the state Commandant of the anti-drug agency, Buba Wakawa, comprised four large cannabis stored with a total of 233,778kg of marijuana with an estimated street value of over N1.4 billion.
He also said seven suspected drug barons believed to be running the cannabis trafficking syndicate have been apprehended.
Wakawa, who described the discovery as the largest single concentration of cannabis discovered by the command, gave the breakdown of the marijuana as 318 bags of 80kg with each weighing 25,440kg; and 15,853 bags of 13kg weighing 206,089kg, adding however, that while the total quantity seized is 2,249kg, others weighing 231,529kg were destroyed on the spot.
Daily Post Nigeria
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The Osun State Police Command has disclosed that two persons sustained gunshot wounds following the breakout of communal clash between Erin-Osun and Ilobu communities.
Both communities, which are located in Irepodun Local Government Area of the State, have been engaged in a long drawn land dispute.
DAILY POST reports that the crisis broke out on Saturday afternoon and as the news filtered into both neighbouring communities, youths were said to have mobilised themselves to the disputed area where two houses were said to have been vandalised.
Confirming the incident, the spokesperson of the State police command, Yemisi Opalola, said two persons from Ilobu, Azeez Adamu and Abdullah Tairu were shot in the legs during the crisis.
NDLEA Officials Comb Edo Forest, Seize N1.4billion Worth Of Cannabis
According to reports, seven suspects were arrested in connection with cannabis weighing 233,778 kg found in four warehouses on Friday.
by SaharaReporters, New York
Feb 07, 2021
Officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency in Edo State have seized cannabis worth N1.4billion in Ukpuje Forest, Owan West Local Government Area of the state.
According to reports, seven suspects were arrested in connection with cannabis weighing 233,778 kg found in four warehouses on Friday.
Also, 2,249kg dried weeds were seized while cannabis weighing 231,529kg was destroyed on the farm.
In a statement on Saturday, the state commander of the agency, Buba Wakawa, noted that the seizure was the largest single concentration of cannabis discovered by the command.