Drug trafficking: NDLEA confirms arrest of 90 persons in Niger

By Our correspondent

No fewer than 90 suspected drug traffickers have been arrested between January and September this year by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Niger State Command.

The State commander of the agency, Sylvia Egwunwoke, made this disclosure in Minna, Niger State capital on Thursday.
Egwunwoke said that the suspects were arrested with over 3429.9953kg suspected to be cannabis Sativa and psychotropic in different parts of the state.

“We have so far succeeded in convicting 40 persons while the remaining cases are still pending at various courts.The agency will not relent in frustrating the activities of drug peddlers and traffickers in the state, and the nation at large,” she said.

Egwunwoke, who urged  members of the public to furnish the agency with information on any any suspicious activity or individuals within their localities to it, also said that the agency has reached out to traditional and religious leaders as well as stakeholders to mobilise residents to volunteer information on those engaging in illegal drug business in their neighbourhood.