Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested five cross-border female drug traffickers at the Seme border while on their way back to Lagos from Ghana.
In a statement on Sunday, by NDLEA‘s spokesman, Femi Babafemi, the leader of the female syndicate, 42-year-old Olaribigbe Bashirat Feyisara had been under NDLEA radar before being tracked and arrested on Wednesday 21st August along with other members of her gang.
Babafemi revealed that the female gang included, Abogun Fatimah Ladidi; Osibeluwo Tolulope Oluwaseun; Akanni Balikis Oluwatoyin and Ajetumobi Amudalat, arrested with illicit drugs hidden in their bodies.
He said, “At the point of their arrest at the Seme border, a total of 14 packs of Loud, a strong strain of cannabis, weighing a total of 6.97kg, were recovered from hidden parts of their bodies.”
Also, Babafemi disclosed that three suspects were arrested in Edo State selling illicit drugs online, while another two suspects were arrested in Oyo State.
He said, “While Martha Owotorofa, 26, was nabbed at Kada Plaza, Benin city with quantities of Canadian Loud, Odion Uzordinma, 21, was arrested at Ugbowo area of the city with 30 cups of cookies and 17 slices of cake, all laced with illicit substances.
“A raid operation at Oghada village, Uhunmwonde local government area of the state on Tuesday 20th August led to the arrest of Saturday Edobor, 50, with 288.8kg cannabis.
“Two suspects: Feranmi Bankole, 25, and Fredrick Tobiloba, 25, were on Tuesday 20th August arrested at Pariz Lounge, Adeoyo area in Ibadan metropolis, Oyo State following intelligence.
“Recovered from them were 267.5 litres of skuchies, a mixture of black currant and assorted illicit drugs and 18 grams of Canadian Loud,” he disclosed.