May 10, (THEWILL) — Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have uncovered a Lekki mansion allegedly used as a major drug depot, recovering illicit drugs valued at over N5.8 billion, while also arresting three persons with disabilities (PWDs) linked to drug trafficking operations in different parts of the country.
The nationwide crackdown, which spanned Lagos, Anambra, Kwara, Kogi, and Nasarawa States, resulted in multiple arrests and significant drug seizures, according to a statement issued on Sunday by the agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi.
The agency disclosed that operatives of its Special Operations Unit raided a mansion located at 36 African Lane, Lekki Phase 1, Lagos, on Friday, May 8, 2026, where 4,000 parcels of “Loud,” a strong strain of imported cannabis, were recovered.
The seized consignment weighed 2,326 kilograms and was estimated to have a street value of over N5.815 billion.
According to NDLEA, the mansion was being used as a stash house for the storage and distribution of illicit drugs across Lagos and other parts of the country.
Also recovered during the operation were two Mercedes-Benz buses and several designer sachets allegedly used for packaging the drugs for retail distribution.
In separate operations in Anambra and Kwara States, three persons with disabilities were arrested for alleged involvement in drug trafficking activities.
One of the suspects, 60-year-old Romanus Nwabara, was arrested on Wednesday, May 6, at Akpaka Forest in Onitsha, Anambra State, following intelligence reports. NDLEA operatives reportedly recovered 250 grams of skunk packaged in retail sachets from him.
In another raid carried out in the Ogbunike area of Anambra State on Thursday, May 7, officers arrested 25-year-old Amos Kenneth. Recovered from the suspect were 160.3 grams of Tramadol in 225mg and 100mg variants, 80 pills of Diazepam, 38.23 grams of Exol-5, and 176.93 grams of skunk.
Similarly, NDLEA operatives on patrol along Bode Saadu in Kwara State intercepted a commercial vehicle on Friday, May 8, and discovered 6.3 kilograms of skunk concealed in a brown school bag belonging to a passenger identified as Usman Salisu, also a person with disability.
The anti-narcotics agency also recorded other major seizures during the week-long operations.
In Nasarawa State, Emmanuel Osita Okeke, 38, was arrested with 129 kilograms of skunk at Nyanya Karu on Monday, May 4.
Along the Okene-Lokoja highway in Kogi State, NDLEA officers intercepted a white commuter J5 bus heading to Abuja and recovered 76 jumbo bags of skunk weighing 766 kilograms.
Three suspects — Mathew Omohove, Ebuka Desmond, and Babangida Musa — were arrested in connection with the seizure.
In Lagos, operatives also dismantled a makeshift skuchies production factory in the Ijora Badia area of the state.
Two suspects identified as Bose Jamiu and Gbenga Gege were reportedly caught processing cannabis and mixing it with other illicit substances. Recovered from the factory were 270 litres of already-produced skuchies and 106 grams of Tramadol 225mg.
The NDLEA further stated that its commands and formations across the country sustained the agency’s War Against Drug Abuse (WADA) sensitisation campaign through awareness programmes conducted in schools, worship centres, and communities.
The enlightenment activities were held in parts of Nasarawa, Ekiti, Enugu, Abia, Lagos, Akwa Ibom, Kano, and Oyo States, among others.
Commending officers and men involved in the operations, Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of NDLEA, Brigadier General Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd), praised the agency’s balance between aggressive drug supply reduction efforts and sustained anti-drug advocacy campaigns.
He urged operatives across the country to maintain the momentum in the ongoing fight against drug trafficking and substance abuse.
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