NDLEA nabs 98 drug suspects in Ebonyi

The Ebonyi State Command of the National Drug law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has arrested 98 persons for their alleged involvement in illicit drugs since January 2016.

Also, 37 of the suspects have been successfully prosecuted and jailed by and others are still at various stages of investigation, the agency said....


The state commander of the agency, Ralph Igwenagu, disclosed this in his office in Ntezi Ishielu local government of the state.

He said: “Thirty-seven suspects have been successfully prosecuted and sent to prison, and others are in various stages of prosecution”.

“Majority of the suspects were men but there are few cases of women involvement, we are determined to rid the state of illicit drug consumption,” he said.

He said the agency would not relent in its effort to combat dealers of fake drugs in the state.

“It is a risk for anybody to indulge in illicit drugs, and our efforts over the years are yielding positive results,” he said.

Mr. Igwenagu who appealed to the public to always volunteer information to the agency assured that the agency would protect the identity of such volunteers.