● Kaduna, Niger, Enugu raids yield 1.7 tons of skunk, 22,000 tramadol pills, 380 rounds of ammo
NDLEA operatives have intercepted 3 kilograms of ketamine and 199 grams of MDMA concealed inside water purifiers shipped from the Netherlands, in a coordinated sweep across multiple states between May 24-27, 2026.
The Lagos seizure was made May 26 at a courier facility, where officers found the drugs carefully hidden inside imported appliances, NDLEA’s Director of Media & Advocacy, Femi Babafalk, confirmed Sunday.
—Multi-state crackdown nets tons of drugs, ammo—
NDLEA said the operation was part of a wider dragnet targeting trafficking routes:
Kaduna: May 24, operatives arrested couple, Musa Sunday & Mercy Sunday, with 100 jumbo bags of skunk weighing 1,246kg at their residence in Gonin Gora area.
Abuja-Kaduna highway: Same day, suspect Sunusi Musa was intercepted at Jere with 380 rounds of 7.62mm ammunition allegedly heading to Katsina. Suspect & ammo handed to security agencies.
Niger: May 27, raid on warehouse in Gidankwano, Bosso LGA, led to seizure of 457kg of skunk. Suspect, Godwin Zakara, arrested in Minna.
Enugu: Patrol along Enugu-Onitsha expressway intercepted commercial bus, recovered 22,000 tramadol pills, 100 ampoules of pentazocine & 200g of bromazepam. Suspect, James Ewa, arrested.
—“No hiding place for traffickers” – Marwa—
NDLEA Chairman/CEO, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (rtd), commended officers for the arrests and seizures. He said the agency’s “balanced approach” of drug supply reduction and demand reduction through the War Against Drug Abuse, WADA, campaign was yielding results.
“Traffickers should know there’s no hiding place. We’ll keep tightening the noose,” Marwa said.
NDLEA added that WADA sensitization programs continued nationwide in schools, workplaces & communities across Cross River, Taraba, Lagos & Anambra.
