The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has arrested 339 suspects and seized 7,746.896 kilograms of assorted illicit drugs, including cannabis, cocaine, tramadol, and other psychotropic substances, in Kogi State, North-Central Nigeria.
The Kogi State Commander of the NDLEA, Mustapha Yahuza, disclosed this in a statement made available to journalists in Lokoja, the state capital.
Yahuza, an Assistant Commander-General of Narcotics, explained that the command also secured 80 convictions in 2025, with offenders receiving varying jail terms.
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“In the area of Drug Demand Reduction, which includes drug abuse preventive education and the War Against Drug Abuse (WADA), about 71 sensitisation campaigns were carried out. These activities took place in motor parks, schools, marketplaces, mosques, and churches, among others.
“Additionally, a total of 238 drug-dependent persons were counselled through brief intervention programmes.”
The NDLEA commander added that the command, in collaboration with the Kogi State Government, has constituted a high-powered State Drug Control Committee (SDCC) to ensure the effective implementation of drug supply-reduction and drug demand-reduction policies across the state.
(Editor: Ada Ononye)
