NDLEA cracks down in Edo, arrests 42 as drug baron flees

The Edo State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says that it has arrested 42 suspected drug traffickers and seized 9,520kg of illicit drugs in September.
The command also declared a suspected drug baron, Gospel Mudiaga Odeh, alias Omega, wanted over alleged drug-related offences.

His Toyota Matrix car, narcotics and cash were among the exhibits confiscated by the agency.
The State Commander, Mitchell Ofoyeju, disclosed this in the command’s monthly operational scorecard, noting that the agency had sustained its efforts in drug law enforcement, rehabilitation of drug users and public education on the dangers of substance abuse.

Ofoyeju noted that the a...