Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have arrested a military officer, Anayo Nwamban, for allegedly attempting to implicate his brother.
NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, in a statement on Sunday, said Nwamban reported his elder brother to the agency after planting a drug in his house.
The plot was exposed when the drug supplier was arrested.
“In Ebonyi State, a military officer, Anayo Nwamban, who bought 1.1 kilogrammes of cannabis from Mami market, planted same in his elder brother’s house and then made a report to the NDLEA office with a view to implicating his brother, was arrested on Friday, September 3. After the arrest of his supplier, he admitted to purchasing and planting same in his brother’s house,” Babafemi said.
NDLEA spokesperson said the agency also arrested a 22-year-old member of the National Youth Service Corps, Arnold Maniru, for allegedly importing four kilogrammes of drugged candies from the United Kingdom.
“The youth corps member serving with a government agency in Abuja was arrested on Saturday, August 28, 2021, following the interception of a consignment at the warehouse of a transport company.
“A controlled delivery of the parcel, which contains the candies laced with Arizona, a strong variant of cannabis and some liquid, was subsequently carried out,” he added.
Similarly, the agency’s operatives intercepted a large number of drugs going to Dubai, Saudi Arabia, Australia and Pakistan.
Babafemi said operatives attached to courier companies in Lagos intercepted 1.2kg of cannabis concealed inside locally made cookies going to Dubai, UAE.
Also impounded by NDLEA were 920 grams of cocaine hidden inside synthetic hair heading to Saudi Arabia, 1.08kg of cannabis concealed in spray cans going to Pakistan were also intercepted and 625 grams of methamphetamine hidden in clothing heading to Australia.
Babafemi said NDLEA operatives had intensified arrests of traffickers and seizure of illicit drugs across all the states of the federation.
“A total of 384.7 kilograms of assorted narcotics being transported to the nation’s capital, Abuja for sale were intercepted and seized at patrol points in Lokoja, Kogi State on Monday 30th August and Thursday 2nd September, 2021,” he disclosed.
The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohammed Marwa (retd.), commended the commanders, officers and men of the agency for maintaining the heat on drug traffickers and dealers in the country.
