- Woman arrested with 266 rounds of AK-47 ammunition on Abuja-Kaduna expressway
- Agency seizes large consignments of illicit drugs in Lagos, Kano, Kaduna, Sokoto, Ondo, Oyo, Edo
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested two Nigerian businessmen based in Europe after they were caught ingesting 200 wraps of cocaine for onward transportation to Paris, France.
The suspects, identified as Aliocus Godian Odife and Sam Blackborn, were arrested on Wednesday, October 28, 2026, during the outward clearance of an Air France flight, AF 832, from the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.
The NDLEA said in a statement by its Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, on Sunday that the suspects excreted a combined 200 wraps of cocaine weighing 3.460 kilogrammes. 
According to the agency, Odife, who lives in France and works in a factory, arrived in Nigeria on October 21 for a short holiday but was arrested while attempting to return to Paris days later.
Babafemi said a body scan conducted on Odife confirmed the presence of foreign objects in his stomach, after which he admitted ingesting 110 pellets of cocaine.
He was placed under observation and subsequently excreted all 110 wraps, which tested positive for cocaine and weighed 1.901 kilogrammes.
His co-traveller, Blackborn, was also arrested at the airport after a body scan indicated that he had ingested foreign objects.
The suspect admitted swallowing 90 pellets of cocaine and later excreted all 90 wraps under observation. The substances tested positive for cocaine and weighed 1.559 kilogrammes.
Woman arrested with 266 AK-47 rounds
Meanwhile, NDLEA operatives on patrol along the Abuja-Kaduna expressway arrested a woman, Aisha Isah, at the toll gate with 266 rounds of live AK-47 ammunition.
In Kaduna, operatives also arrested 68-year-old Ifeanyi Egwolonwu at Gwargwaje on the Zaria-Kano expressway with 2,770 ampoules of pentazocine injection, 100 ampoules of diazepam injection, 11,000 tablets of diazepam and 4,500 tablets of Exol-5.
The agency said its operatives also raided the Tashan Banke area of the state, where seven suspects, including Faisal Adamu, were arrested and 178.85kg of cannabis recovered alongside quantities of diazepam, tramadol, Exol-5 and pregabalin.
996kg cannabis seized in Lagos
In Lagos, NDLEA operatives acting on intelligence intercepted a white Volkswagen LT 28 bus along Kudirat Abiola Way, Ikeja, on October 25 and recovered 537kg of skunk, a potent strain of cannabis.
On the same day, another team intercepted a brown J5 bus along the Gbagada-Oshodi Expressway and seized 439kg of the same substance.
In Oyo State, two suspects, Oguntona Nasiru, 46, and Soji Balogun, 47, were arrested on October 29 while loading 554kg of skunk into a Volvo truck at Idere Road, Igboora.
The operation was targeted at a suspected drug dealer known as “Omo Oba”, who allegedly escaped arrest on October 25 when NDLEA operatives seized 309.5kg of “Ghanaian Loud” linked to him.
NDLEA raids drug locations in Kano, Ondo, Edo, Sokoto
In Kano State, NDLEA operatives on October 26 raided a location in the Tsamiya area of Gezawa and recovered 247,500 tablets of diazepam weighing 57.7kg and 100,000 tablets of Exol-5 weighing 38.7kg.
Two days later, operatives stormed the Dorayi area and arrested Ziya’ulhaq Abdullahi, 35, and Garba Muhammed, 52, with 19,250 tablets of tramadol 225mg weighing 13.6kg.
In Ondo State, the agency said four suspects, including Bassey Okon, 24; Abraham Edet, 20; and Oto Udo, 24, were arrested during a raid on cannabis farms in Ijare Forest on October 25.
The operation led to the recovery of 16 bags of processed cannabis weighing 180kg.
In Edo State, NDLEA operatives, supported by soldiers, raided Eko Camp in Ilushi, Esan South-East Local Government Area, on October 28.
The agency said a cannabis plantation measuring 1.646 hectares, with an estimated yield of 4,115.53kg, was destroyed.
A 50-year-old woman, Christiana Uboi, was arrested at the camp with 301kg of processed cannabis, while another 176kg was recovered during the operation.
In Sokoto State, NDLEA operatives attached to Zone 7 Command arrested 68-year-old Ibrahim Ayuba on October 31 with 236.6kg of skunk.
Marwa warns drug traffickers
Commenting on the arrests and seizures, NDLEA Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (retd.), commended officers of the agency’s commands in Abuja, Lagos, Kano, Kaduna, Sokoto, Ondo, Oyo and Edo.
Marwa said the arrest of the two cocaine couriers at the Abuja airport should serve as a warning to Nigerians living abroad who attempt to use their foreign residence as a cover for drug trafficking.
He said NDLEA operatives at the country’s entry and exit points remained vigilant, warning that there would be no hiding place for anyone who risked their life and liberty by ingesting illicit drugs for money.
The NDLEA chairman also directed officers and men of the agency to sustain the ongoing crackdown on drug trafficking while strengthening drug demand reduction efforts through its War Against Drug Abuse sensitisation campaign.
The agency said WADA activities were held during the week in schools, worship centres, workplaces and communities across the country, including Obawole Grammar School II, Ojodu, Lagos; Nsukka High School, Enugu; Government Technical College, Dorayi Babba Rijiyar Zaki, Kano; and Ajagbe Comprehensive High School, Iperu, Ogun State.
