3rd April, 2024
Adejoke Adeleye Ogun
Troops of 35 Artillery Brigade of Nigerian Army have intercepted a Mazda model vehicle with Registration Number NRK 622 SB conveying large quantity of substance suspected to be Canabis Sativa at Mologbede village in Odeda LGA of Ogun State.
The vehicle was intercepted on Friday, 29 March, 2024.
While handing over the seized 441 wrapped pieces of pawpaw sized cannabis sativa weighing 223kg to National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency(NDLEA) in Ogun ,the Commander 35 Artillery Brigade, Brigadier General Mohammed Tajudeen Aminu represented by the commanding officer 35 Provost Company Major Gadzama Abdullahi commended the troops for their efforts.
He urged them to continue to remain vigilant in their various locations.
Gadzama reiterated that the Brigade will continue to sustain all efforts in collaborating with other security agencies to get rid of crimes and other social vises in the State.
The Commandant, NDLEA Ogun State Command, Commander of Narcotics, Jane Ibiba Odili in her remarks stated that she was highly excited about the synergy that exists between the Military and other security agencies in State.
She said General Aminu has truly been very supportive to NDLEA operations which has led to significant successes achieved by the Agency as this was not the first time such large quantity of Cannabis Sativa was intercepted by the military and handed over to the Agency.
She further stated that with the support of the military, NDLEA was able to break boundaries, bursts drug syndicates and achieve a holistic outcomes in their overall drug fighting efforts.