In Kwara State, a 38-year-old nursing mother, Mrs. Rashidat Adebayo, 38, has again been re-arrested three weeks after she was granted administrative bail following her arrest for dealing in illicit drugs.
Operatives again arrested her in Offa with assorted drugs such as Tramadol, Swinol, Diazepam and Pentazocine injection ampules.
Before her latest arrest on Thursday 17th February the nursing mother had been arrested and granted bail on 24th January, 2022 for dealing in similar drugs.
In a related development, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, officers have arrested two drug dealers: Sani Isa (aka Bilaz) and Bala Yerima in Hong, Adamawa State with 239 blocks of cannabis sativa weighing 209kg.
Also in Bauchi State, operatives of the Bauchi State Command have intercepted a truck marked FFF 422 XB coming from Lagos to Maiduguri, at Azare, Bauchi.
A total of 164.8kg of cannabis sativa concealed in Peak milk cartons was recovered from the truck.
A statement signed by the Agency’s Spokesperson, Femi Babafemi says the NDLEA Chief Executive has commended the officers of the Agency and charged them not to rest on their oars.
