NDLEA Destroys 25,381.495kg of Illicit Drugs in Kebbi, Sends Strong Message to Traffickers

By Umar  Faruk

Birnin Kebbi, Kebbi State Nigeria - November 16, 2025(Series news online)

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Kebbi State Command has destroyed 25,381.495 kilograms of seized drug exhibits worth billions of naira in street value. The destruction exercise, carried out  over the weekend, along the Kola area of Birnin Kebbi, included 0.027kg of cocaine, 16,951.105kg of cannabis sativa, 0.0036kg of methamphetamine, 336.978kg of Akuskura (THC), and 8,093.381kg of tramadol.

Representing the agency's Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, Brigadier General Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd.), Deputy Director of General Operations at the NDLEA Headquarters, Abuja, Muhammed Usman, said the Federal High Court in Birnin Kebbi granted the order for the public destruction of the illicit drugs in accordance with Section 3, Subsection 1 of the NDLEA Act.

"This occasion signifies a major achievement in our ongoing efforts to curb substance abuse and illicit drug trafficking in the country," Usman said. "The destruction of the confiscated drugs stands as a clear testament to the agency's commitment to building a drug-free society and sends a strong message to those involved in illicit drug activities."

Marwa noted that the menace of illicit drugs continues to wreak havoc on countless lives, tear families apart, and weaken the fabric of Nigerian society. "The impact of drug abuse and trafficking goes far beyond the substances themselves. It has contributed to serious crimes, including armed robbery, kidnapping, and banditry across the nation," he said.

Kebbi State Commander of the NDLEA, Rabiu Abdullahi Sokoto, stated that the strategic location of the state has unfortunately made it a conduit for drug trafficking. "Our state's porous borders with Niger Republic to the north and Benin Republic to the west have increased the inflow of illicit substances into our great nation through the state," he said