NDLEA seizes over 10 tonnes of illicit drugs, recovers 40 firearms, 874 cartridges

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, in Kogi State says it has seized more than 10 tonnes of illicit drugs and recovered 40 firearms and 874 cartridges from suspected drug dealers since late 2025.
Mr Umar Yahuza, State Commander of the NDLEA in Kogi, disclosed this in Lokoja while speaking with newsmen after the handover of the arms and ammunition to the National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons.
Yahuza said the recovered weapons comprised five pistols and 35 other firearms, adding that several suspects had also been arrested in connection with drug trafficking and related offences.
He said many of the suspects were currently facing trial at the Fed...