Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have arrested a 46-year-old woman, Omolade Abigail Jolayemi, popularly known as “Iya Ghana,” over her alleged involvement in a drug distribution network in Lagos.
This was disclosed in a statement issued on Sunday, March 29, 2026 by the agency’s spokesperson, Femi Babafemi.
The arrest forms part of ongoing operations by the agency to dismantle drug trafficking networks operating within and across Nigeria.
According to the agency, Jolayemi was arrested during a raid carried out by operatives of a Special Operations Unit at her residence on Carter Street, Yaba.
During the operation, officers recovered 135 blocks of “Ghana Loud,” a strain of cannabis, weighing 76.30 kilograms.
The agency also reported multiple arrests and seizures across the country within the same period.
In Lagos, operatives intercepted a consignment of cocaine concealed in heads of imported dry fish, locally known as “Okporoko,” leading to the arrest of a 36-year-old suspect, Akputa Dickson Ejike.
A total of 237 wraps of cocaine weighing 5.80 kilograms were recovered, with the shipment intended for export to Delhi, India.
In Taraba State, officers intercepted a truck transporting 100 blocks of compressed cannabis weighing 135 kilograms concealed in bags of animal feed. Two suspects, Osama Mamuda and Auwal Umar, were arrested in connection with the seizure.
NDLEA continues to make significant drug interceptions at Nigeria’s major international airports, uncovering large quantities of narcotics concealed on passengers or in luggage
The agency intercepted two suspected traffickers at Lagos and Port Harcourt airports who had ingested a total of 125 wraps of heroin during attempted smuggling operations.
One suspect was arrested after arriving at Port Harcourt from Doha, while another was apprehended at Lagos after flying from Madagascar via Addis Ababa, both found to have swallowed large quantities of heroin that were later expelled and seized by operatives.
In October 2024, NDLEA operatives at Murtala Muhammed International Airport stopped two businessmen and a Canada‑based nurse for cocaine and cannabis trafficking.