War On Drugs: NDLEA nabs 141 suspects, as Yobe Rehabilitates 30 addicts

As the war on drugs intensifies, one hundred and forty-one suspected drug traffickers have been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA), Yobe State Command.

The suspects, comprising 138 males and three females, were arrested across the 17 local government areas of the state between July 2022 and June 2023.

This was disclosed by the NDLEA State Commander, Abdulazeez Ogungboye while parading the suspects in Damaturu.

According to him, about 304.5kgs of Cannabis Sativa and 125.5kgs of psychotropic substances were recovered from the suspects, while 427.95kgs of tramadol, codeine-based cough syrup, and diazepam injections were seized, last year, in the state.

“The Agency has also secured 27 convictions while 75 cases of drug trafficking and abuse are at various stages of trial in courts”, he added.

The Commander maintained that the anti-narcotic agency remains committed to combating the menace of illicit drug trafficking and abuse in the state.

Meanwhile, the wife of the Yobe State governor Hajiya Hafsat Mai Mala Buni has rehabilitated and empowered 30 drug addicts in the state recently.

Those rehabilitated are said to include: 10 females and 20 Males drawn from the 17 local government areas of the state.

Speaking during the ceremony held at NUJ Secretariat in Damaturu, Mrs Buni said the empowerment program is part of the effort to keep the rehabilitated addicts off drug abuse and to become self-reliant towards the development of the state.

“The initiative targets about 30 participants and we are hoping to do more”, she assured.

She charged the beneficiaries to judiciously utilize what they have been given to develop themselves.