NDLEA held a press briefing to mark the 2023 United Nation's International Day against drug abuse and illicit drug trafficking.
has arrested 181 suspected drug dealers and recovered three pistols in the last five months in Ogun State.The State Commander of the NDLEA, Ibiba Odili, said this at a press conference on Friday in Abeokuta.
Mrs Odili spoke on the harmful effect of drug abuse on Nigerian youths, vowing that the agency will not rest until drug abuse is curtailed in society. “The command has made an arrest of 181 suspects who comprise 147 male suspects and 34 female suspects from February till date. “On prosecution, the command has charged 60 cases and secured 33 convictions which comprise six females and 27 males.”
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