Africa Press-Nigeria:<\/p>\n
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Niger Command, has arrested one Pam Ezekiel Adamu, 46, a dismissed staff of the agency, with 254kg of dried weeds suspected to be cannabis sativa.<\/p>\n
The Acting Commander of the agency in the state, Mr. Aloye Oludare, made this known to newsmen in Minna on Monday, NAN reports.<\/p>\n
Oludare said the suspect was arrested on Oct. 9 in Mokwa Local Government Local Area of the state.<\/p>\n
According to him, Pam Ezekiel Adamu with staff Number: SN 5454 was serving in Gombe Command before his dismissal in 2019.<\/p>\n
\u201d They loaded the car with the substance in Ado Ekiti in company of another suspect who escaped, while they were heading to Adamawa, \u201d he said.<\/p>\n
He explained that the suspect would be charged to court after the agency completed its investigation.<\/p>\n
The acting commander appealed to the public to always report any suspicious activity or individuals to the relevant authorities to enable the agency to rid the state of drug trafficking and its attendant crimes.<\/p>\n
\u201d We have reached out to stakeholders, especially traditional and religious leaders, to mobilise residents to volunteer information about those engaging in illegal drug business in their neighbourhood for prompt security action,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n