Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have arrested a woman, Aisha Isah, with 266 rounds of live AK-47 ammunition along the Abuja-Kaduna expressway.
The agency also intercepted large consignments of illicit drugs in sweeps across Lagos, Kano, Kaduna, Sokoto, Ondo, Oyo and Edo States.
NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, November 1, 2026.
According to the statement, operatives on patrol along the Abuja-Kaduna expressway arrested Aisha Isah at the toll gate with the ammunition. On the Zaria-Kano expressway, a 68-year-old man, Ifeanyi Egwolonwu, was arrested at Gwargwaje, Zaria, with 2,770 ampoules of pentazocine injection, 100 ampoules of diazepam injection, 11,000 tablets of diazepam and 4,500 tablets of Exol-5.
In Kaduna, a raid at Tashan Banke area led to the arrest of seven suspects, including Faisal Adamu, and recovery of 178.85 kilograms of cannabis alongside quantities of diazepam, tramadol, Exol-5 and pregabalin.
In Lagos, operatives acting on intelligence on the movement of skunk from the Island to the Mainland, on Sunday, October 25, intercepted a white Volkswagen LT 28 bus along Kudirat Abiola Way, Ikeja, where 537 kilograms of the psychoactive substance were recovered. Same day, another team intercepted a brown J5 bus along the Gbagada-Oshodi expressway, with 439 kilograms of skunk seized.
In Oyo, operatives on Thursday, October 29, conducted a follow-up operation at Idere road, Igboora, where two suspects, Oguntona Nasiru, 46, and Soji Balogun, 47, were arrested while loading 554 kilograms of skunk into a Volvo truck. The operation targeted a notorious dealer known as ‘Omo Oba’, who escaped arrest on October 25 when officers seized 309.5 kilograms of cannabis strain known as ‘Ghanaian Loud’ linked to him.
In Kano, operatives on Monday, October 26, raided a location in Tsamiya area of Gezawa, where they recovered 247,500 tablets of diazepam weighing 57.7 kilograms and 100,000 tablets of Exol-5 weighing 38.7 kilograms. Two days later, on Wednesday, October 28, officers stormed Dorayi area and arrested Ziya’ulhaq Abdullahi, 35, and Garba Muhammed, 52, with 19,250 pills of tramadol 225mg weighing 13.6 kilograms.
In Ondo, operatives on Sunday, October 25, raided cannabis farms in Ijare forest and arrested four suspects including Bassey Okon, 24; Abraham Edet, 20; and Oto Udo, 24. Sixteen bags of processed cannabis weighing 180 kilograms were recovered.
In Edo, operatives supported by soldiers on Wednesday, October 28, raided Eko Camp in Ilushi, Esan South East LGA, where a cannabis plantation measuring 1.646 hectares with an estimated yield of 4,115.53 kilograms was destroyed. A 50-year-old woman, Christiana Uboi, was arrested with 301 kilograms of processed cannabis, while another 176 kilograms was recovered.
In Sokoto, operatives of Zone 7 Command, acting on credible intelligence on Saturday, October 31, arrested a 68-year-old man, Ibrahim Ayuba, with 236.6 kilograms of skunk.
Babafemi said commands across the country also sustained War Against Drug Abuse, WADA, sensitization activities in schools, worship centres, workplaces and communities.
Commending the officers, NDLEA Chairman, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd), charged them to sustain the tempo against drug cartels while not relenting in drug demand reduction efforts.