NDLEA arrests three suspects, sacks drug peddlers in Edo

The suspects. Photo: NDLEA

Officers of the Edo State Command have raided the notorious drug spot at Ihama Road, GRA, Benin City.

The officers arrested three suspects and recovered illicit substances such as synthetic cannabis and Nitrous Oxide, known as Laughing Gas.

The area is a well-known red light district with young boys selling drugs openly to motorists in the area, while some have also become addicts.

The busy area was empty on Wednesday and Thursday as miscreants, drug traffickers and commercial sex workers deserted the area following a stationed patrol team mounted for 24-hour stop and search operations.

The suspects arrested include Omoreghan Paul, 26 years old, caught with Cannabis Loud weighing 3.17 grams. Others are Omoruyi Osarobo, who hails from Orhionmwon Local Government Area, and Obed Osagie, who hails from Uhunmwonde Local Government Area of the State.

Both suspects were found in possession of six cylinders of Nitrous Oxide.

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The Edo State Commander, Mitchell Ofoyeju, said the directive by the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Brig Gen Mohamed Buba Marwa (retd), to flush out drug peddlers and commercial sex workers providing cover for illicit drug activities has yielded positive results, adding that efforts would be intensified and sustained.

“The directive of the Chairman to flush out drug peddlers and commercial sex workers who give cover to illicit drug activities has yielded positive results, but this operation will be intensified and sustained. No stone will be left unturned in ensuring a drug-free Edo State.

“Our operatives raided the notorious drug spot at Ihama Road, GRA, Benin City and arrested three suspects and recovered illicit substances such as synthetic cannabis and Nitrous Oxide known as Laughing Gas,” he added.

He assured that the Command would sustain the tempo of the operation, warning that there is no hiding place for drug traffickers and dealers in the State.

The Command, he said, remains committed to the collective mandate of the Agency to rid the State of illicit substances and is counting on the support of all stakeholders.