Chai! my people, e be like say Bayelsa State don turn ground for drug wahala as National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) catch 600 suspects wey dey show face for drug matter between January and December 2025.
The head of NDLEA for Bayelsa, Kanu Sunny Chukwuemeka, no dey play as e yarn this matter on Wednesday for Yenagoa. According to am, dem catch 407 men and 193 women. Na serious undercover work, patrols, and raids for bars, hotels, and even transport routes na him bring this kind numbers.
Chukwuemeka talk say dem don really show dem muscle this year, as dem dey try reduce supply and also the demand of drugs. Na 621.55 kilogrammes of illegal substance dem sieze, plus plenty tablets, injections, and bottles wey get codeine wey dem dey abuse for the area.
“E get one mixture wey dem dey call monkey tail or wisdom wine; na him be the number one drug wey people dey use for Bayelsa. The matter don serious o, as dem report say 435.055 litres of that substance dey flow for the streets,” e talk.
You fit check am, young people wey dey between 21 to 25 years na dem dey top the list of drug abuse, and e reach over N64.7 million na the street value of all the drugs wey dem catch.
For the arrest breakdown, Yenagoa no gree comot for front with 407 suspects, while Ogbia Local Government Area dey follow come with 79 suspects. Dem don also file 20 cases for Federal High Court, but e no be all wey don end well as 8 people don jam convict, 3 cases don fall out, and one don waka go.
Chukwuemeka dey vex say plenty people no gree pass Drug Integrity Test, especially because of the cannabis mixture affair. E dey call on government and other sharp guys to come join hand with NDLEA to fight this drug wahala wey dey scatter people life.
Meanwhile, make we no forget say just as Bayelsa dey fight drug, Kano don also make arrest of 17 suspects and dem don seize some illegal substances for their area to make sure say the environment dey safe for Ramadan. Na serious time we dey for this Naija, my people!
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