Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have arrested a 75-year-old grandpa, Jibril Audu and a 70-year-old grandma, Tikwase Nytor for dealing in illicit drugs.
While Jibril Audu was arrested on Friday with 7.5 kilograms of cannabis at Oke-asa village, Ijero-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Tikwase Nytor was nabbed with 15.6kg of same substance on Thursday at Achusa and International Market road, Makurdi, Benue State.
This is contained in a statement on Sunday by the spokesperson of the NDLEA Femi Babafemi.
The statement added that NDLEA Commands across the country have balanced their drug supply reduction operations with War Against Drug Abuse, WADA, advocacy campaigns to schools, markets, worship centres and communities.
“Some of these include: WADA sensitisation lecture to: Muslim faithful at Sultan Bello Jummat Mosque, Kaduna; students of Oduduwa University and Oduduwa Polytechnic, Ipetumodu, Osun; students of Nigerian Tulip International Colleges (Boys Section), Kano; students of Federal University of Technology, Babura, Jigawa; students of Father Tansi International College, Okpuno Awka, Anambra;
“WADA advocacy visit to Delta state First Lady Deaconess Tobore Oborevwori and similar advocacy visit to the Founder City of God cathedral, Cardinal James Omolaja Odunmbaku who was joined by Ojodu LCDA Chairman, Hon. Segun Odunmbaku in Ojodu area of Lagos state,” the statement added.
While commending the efforts of the Lagos, Edo, Ekiti, Benue and Adamawa Commands of the Agency for jobs well done in the past week, Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd) assured that officers and men of the Agency will continue to work with local and international partners to ensure that the scourge of substance abuse and illicit drug trafficking is brought to the barest minimum in Nigeria.
