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.

VADA     Asa     Woro     Turaki Of Ilorin     Saadu Gbogbo Iwe     Ajikobi     Ajayi Okasanmi     Babaloja-General     Niyi Ogundiran     ENetSuD     Vasolar Consultoria     Ronke Adeyemi     Kassim Babamale     RTEAN     Yusuf Lanre Badmus     Abiodun Abdulkareem     Hydroelectric Power Producing Areas Development Commission     Apaokagi     Alapansapa     Allocation     Aisha Ahman-Pategi     Smart School     General Hospital, Ilorin     Joseph Daudu     IHS Towers     Nagode     Al-Adaby     Segun Olawoyin     Wole Oke     Akande Idowu Ayoola Muhammed     Lateef Fagbemi     Chief Imam Of Offa     Rihanat Ajia     Omotosho     Bolakale Kawu     Countryside Emerging Leaders Fellowship     Fatai Olodo     Revenue Court     Aishatu Ahmed Gobir     Samuel Elizabeth Keatswa     Ibrahim Orire     Moses Rahman Popoola     Rebecca Bake     Yunus Lawal     Simeon Ajibola     Kayode Ishola     Folorunsho Alao     Abubakar Aliagan     Alabere     Olusin Of Ijara Isin     KWASSIP     Hauwa Nuru     Abdulbaqi Jimoh     Yakubu Mohammed Abdullahi     Elekoyangan     Aishat Sulu-Gambari     Raliat Elelu-Habeeb     Folorunsho Erubu     Kaiama     Bayo Ajia     Kayode Ibrahim     Vishvas KOZ Tractors     Abatemi Usman     Y.A. Abdulkareem     Clara Nwachukwu     State Bureau Of Internal Revenue     Shururat Olatinwo     Abdulfatah Ahmed     Mustapha AbdulGaniyu     Ahmed Dankaya     Abdulwahab Oba     Saidu Isa     Gbadeyan Gbadura Yomi     ASMAU PLAZA     Olatunji Ibrahim     Salihu Ajibola Ajia     Gbajabiamila    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

AIT Ilorin     Suraj Tunji Oyewale     Hussein Olokooba     Government High School (GHS), Adeta     Ishaq Abdulkarim     Shuaibu Yaman     Rafiu Ajakaye     Bolaji Abdullahi     Curfew     Sulyman Age AbdulKareem     Moji Makanjuola     Muyiwa Oladipo Kanu     Toyin Olayinka Tejidini     Bashir Badawi     Joshua Adeyemi Adimula     Ogbondoroko     Seun Bolaji     Tuesday Assayomo     IHS     Face Masks     Olokoba     John Olobayo     Agor     Gbenga Adebayo     Aliyu Muyideen     Mahmud Ayinla Giwa     Mubarak Oladosu     20 Billion Bond     Kwara Primary Health Care Development Agency     Hamidat Sulyman-Yusuf     Ayotunde Emmanuel Alao     Elewu     Bisi Kristien     IPSAS     Matthew Okedare     Issa Baba     KFA     Col. Ibrahim Taiwo     BECE     Aliyu Umar     Trader Moni     Ayinde Oyepitan     Nigeria Computer Society     Sabitiyu Grillo     Bolaji Nagode     Sarkin Malamai     Shuaib Jawondo     Raimi Iyanda     Oyun     Idofin     CUTI     Damilola Yusuf Adelodun     Olatunde Jare     Sulyman Atolagbe Alege     Ogidi-Oloje     Freshvine Nigeria Limited     Unilorin     Durosinlohun Kawu     Abdulfatai Baakini     Oko-Olowo     Alore     Makama     Sherif Shagaya     Abubakar Olusola Saraki     Salman Jawondo     Osuwa     Mohammed Abduraheem     Ahmad Ali     Cassava Growers\' Association     Muhammad Fawaz Abubakar     Monthly Sanitation Exercise     Gbadeyan Gbadura Yomi     Nigeria Governors\' Forum     Ministry Of Women Affairs And Social Development     Standard Organization Of Nigeria     Garment Factory     Muhammed Mahe Abdulkadir