Kwara NDLEA Arrests 929 Suspects, Seizes 2.6 Tons of Hard Drugs in 2024

Date: 2024-12-31

The Kwara State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested 929 suspects and intercepted 2.6 tons of hard drugs between January and December 2024, as reported by the Voice of Nigeria.

The State Commander of the agency, Mrs. Fatima Popoola, stated this while briefing newsmen on the achievements of the command in the past year in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital. She said out of the total suspects arrested, 839 are male while 90 are female.

Mrs. Popoola said the hard drugs recovered included Cannabis, tramadol, diazepam, methamphetamine, cough syrup laced with codeine, and cocaine/crack, among others. She noted that cannabis, which tops the list of drugs, accounts for 1,455.529 kilograms of the total seizures.

The NDLEA Commander explained that the mop-up of the 1.5 tons of cannabis from the streets was commendable and would reduce its destructive effect on society.

She noted that during a rapid operation of drug joints, the command arrested 185 drunk users who were counseled at the drug demand reduction unit and reintegrated with their family members.

The NDLEA boss noted that in the command's intervention efforts, 22 clients were admitted into the rehabilitation facility in addition to 17 others who are non-residential coming from their homes for counseling during the period under review.

Mrs. Popoola maintained that the legal services unit has also secured 133 convictions at the federal high court.

She said the command, in collaboration with the state government, had commenced the implementation of the drug testing policy on 261 fresh students of Kwara State University (KWASU), the Vice Chancellor, and Dean of Student Affairs of the Institution while all of them tested negative.

The NDLEA Commander commended the efforts of the state government and other security agencies for supporting their activities.

She advised parents and guardians to have an interest in the activities of their children to prevent them from joining bad gangs.

Mrs. Popoola urged the state government to assist the command with additional operation vehicles as well as the completion of its rehabilitation centre to make their work easier.

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Igosun     Ilorin East/South Federal Constituency     Razak Atunwa     Demola Banu     Abdulraheem Yusuf     Ashiru     Theophilus Oyebiyi     Alaaya     Jimba Babatunde     Young Progressives Party     Tayo Awodiji     Mustapha AbdulGaniyu     Baaziki Sulaiman     Oke-opin     Photo News     Ogbondoroko     Abdulmutalib Shittu     Ajikobi     Mohammed Khadijat Kubura     Risikat Lawal     Ifelodun     Ekweremadu     Toun Okewale-Sonaiya     Lukman Adeloyin     Abikan     Usman Alkali Baba     A.O. Belgore     Hassan Taiye Salam     Wahab Abayawo     Aliyu Muhammed     Adamu B. Yaqubu     Adewuyi Funmilayo     Ahmad Olanrewaju Belgore     Amuda Aluko     T And K FOODS     Bayo Lawal     Kwara State Infrastructure Development Fund     Aiyedun     Olatunji Bamgbola     Akom Construction And Engineering Synergy Ltd     Nigeria Governors\' Forum     Ahmad Belgore     Sunday Popo-Ola     Jimoh Lambe Abdulkareem     Abdulrazaq Solihudeen     Plat Technologies Limited     07039448763     RTEAN     Gwanara     Saadu Alanamu     Local Government Pension Board     Rex Olawoye     Kumbi Titilope     Raliat Elelu-Habeeb     April 11     Adesoye College     Kayode Issa     Isiaka Yusuf     Jalala     Abdulrasaq Alaro     Special Agro-industrial Processing Zone     Ijakadi     Isiaka AbdulRazaq     Centre For Community Empowerment And Poverty Eradication     Apata Ajele Secondary School     Lithium Deposit     Admiralty Villa     Abiodun Musa Aibinu     Isiaq Khadeejah     Mogaji Aare     Y.A. Abdulkareem     Yahaya Abdulkareem     Democracy Day     Nagode     Yakubu Mohammed Abdullahi     Paul Olawoore     Ibrahim Labaika    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Elewu     Igbaja     Shettima Of Ilorin     Iyeru Grammar School     Kisira     Sulyman Buhari     Lawal Olohungbebe     Tanke Flyover Bridge     Ariyo     Rasaq Jimoh     TESCOM     Olota Of Odo-Owa     Abdul-Rahoof Bello     Alaaya     Rebecca Bake     NITDA     Idowu Laro     Overland     Abdulraufu Mustapha     Hassan Taiye Salam     Wahab Femi Agbaje     Joseph Yemi Ajayi     Pakata Patriots     Olaoye B. Felix     Saraki     Toyin Saraki     Omu-aran     Bayo Lawal     Bello Abubakar     Government House     Olayinka Olaogun     John Dara     PAACO-PCL Consortium     Kwara 2023     Ojuekun Sarumi     Oke-opin     Garba Ayodele Wahab     Aisha Abodunrin Ibrahim     Egbejila     A.E. Afolabi     Yusuf Amuda Gobir     Kwara Consultative Forum     Mohammed Lawal     Abdulhakeem Amao     Bayo Onimago     Monkey Pox     11th Galadima     Aliyu Alhassan     Magaji Erubu     Illyasu Abdullahi     Labour Party     Gbenga Olawepo     Bisi Kristien     Bola Olukoju     Saka Asiat Ayinke     Kwara State Geographic Information Service     Lafia Aliyu Korasabi     Federal College Of Education (Special), Afon     Baba Isale     April 11     Taofeeq Olateju     Hassan Saliu     Ilorin South Constituency     Suleiman Mora Omar     Ibrahim Kayode Adeyemi     Bank Of Industry     Okeose Christian Cementary     Unilorin     Niyi Ogundiran     Elerin Of Adanla     Gbenga Adebayo     Ahmed Ayinla Jimoh     Muhammadu Buhari     ENetSuD     Ibrahim Abdullahi     John Mayokun Dada     Ghali Muhammed