Three persons with disability arrested for drug trafficking in Anambra and Kwara

Three persons with disability including a 60-year-old man, Romanus Nwabara, were arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for drug trafficking. Director, Media and Advocacy of the agency, Femi Babafemi, who disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, May 10, 2026 said operatives arrested the suspects during interdiction operations in parts of Anambra and Kwara state. “Based on credible intelligence, Nwabara was on Wednesday 6th May 2026 traced to Akpaka Forest, Onitsha where he was found with 250grams of skunk in retail sachets,” the statement read. "In a different raid at Ogbunike area of the state, NDLEA officers on Thursday 7th May arrested another PWD Amos Kenneth, 25, with 160.3grams of Tramadol 225mg and 100mg; 80 pills of Diazepam; 38.23grams of Exol 5 and 176.93 grams of skunk.“In Kwara, NDLEA operatives on patrol along Bode Saadu on Friday 8th May intercepted a commercial vehicle and in the course of a search, one of the passengers, a PWD, Usman Salisu was found with 6.3 kilograms skunk concealed in a brown school bag.” “Based on credible intelligence, Nwabara was on Wednesday 6th May 2026 traced to Akpaka Forest, Onitsha where he was found with 250grams of skunk in retail sachets,” the statement read. "In a different raid at Ogbunike area of the state, NDLEA officers on Thursday 7th May arrested another PWD Amos Kenneth, 25, with 160.3grams of Tramadol 225mg and 100mg; 80 pills of Diazepam; 38.23grams of Exol 5 and 176.93 grams of skunk. “In Kwara, NDLEA operatives on patrol along Bode Saadu on Friday 8th May intercepted a commercial vehicle and in the course of a search, one of the passengers, a PWD, Usman Salisu was found with 6.3 kilograms skunk concealed in a brown school bag.”