Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted 12 large parcels of cocaine concealed in hidden compartments of food flasks, en route to the United Kingdom on a Virgin Atlantic flight from the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos. The shipment, weighing a total of 2.80 kilogrammes, was seized on Thursday, April 9, 2026, during an operation at the airportβs export shed. Two cargo agents, Ama Obinna Ufeim (33) and Ogabi Monday Akorede (39), were arrested in connection with the case. A further investigation led to the arrest of a 52-year-old freight forwarding agent, Agoro Tajudeen Moninuola, identified as the alleged sender.
In another operation at the same airport, NDLEA officers intercepted 2.90 kilogrammes of Loud, a strong strain of cannabis, hidden inside snack packages. The consignment, which arrived from the United States via a Delta Airlines flight, led to the arrest of two cargo clearing agents, Animashaun Moshood Adetunji and Mercy Gabriel Oluwasegun. The consignee, Saheed Adeshina Adegoke (29), a fashion designer, was later arrested in Ogba, Lagos. In Kaduna State, NDLEA operatives on patrol along the KadunaβZaria highway intercepted a trailer carrying cement reportedly heading to Hadeja in Jigawa State. A search of the vehicle uncovered 760 blocks and 33 jumbo bags of skunk, weighing 847 kilogrammes. The driver, Umar Garba Haruna (33), was arrested.
In Cross River State, a 53-year-old woman, Alice Sunday Udoh, was arrested after NDLEA operatives, with support from soldiers, raided a forest in Uwet community, Akamkpa Local Government Area. During the operation, 15,000 kilogrammes of skunk cultivated on six hectares of farmland were destroyed, while 119 kilogrammes were recovered.
In Edo State, another cannabis farm was raided at Saboro Camp in Ovia North East Local Government Area on Tuesday, April 14. NDLEA operatives destroyed 2,281.43 kilogrammes of cannabis and arrested three suspects β Nweke Smart (27), Christopher Egbe (62), and Monday Ayan (45). Two of the suspects were found with 38.5 kilogrammes of cannabis and seeds.In Delta State, Sunday Odili (49) and Ijenebe Joshua (39) were arrested with 87.838 kilogrammes of skunk and cannabis seeds in the Powerline area of Okwo on Friday, April 17.
In Lagos, NDLEA operatives also arrested Chinedu Ogbekene and Zindozin Aloukou Bienvenu along the LagosβBadagry Expressway with 11,900 capsules of tramadol and 400 ampoules of phenobarbital injections concealed in a truck heading to Ghana. On the same day, a raid on a two-storey building in Petti, Lagos Island led to the recovery of 95.8 kilogrammes of skunk.
Source: https://guardian.ng/
