Operatives Of NDLEA Arrests Two Suspected Hard Drug Dealers In Ogun
Operatives Of The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency ( NDLEA ) have arrested two suspected drug dealers at Ijebu Ode in Ogun state.
The suspects, Adesina Olalekan and Christopher Joel were arrested by anti-narcotic operatives at lekkol hotel at Igbeba in the town.
Spokesman of the agency, Femi Babafemi, on Sunday, said they were arrested with susbstances suspected to be tramadol and rophynol.
Babafemi also said the suspects were allegedly caught with 39 litres of skuchies.
Meanwhile, Ogun State government has raised an alarm over the effects of hard drugs on youths.
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Education commissioner, professor Abayomi Arigbabu, raised the alarm while receiving the state commander of the NDLEA, Ibibia Odili, and other officers of the state command of the agency, in his office in Abeokuta.
According to the commissioner, hard drug was ravaging young people, with a lot of constant abuse of drug and substance, particularly in schools.
The NDLEA commander said the state education ministry was one of the critical stakeholders that the command would work with to fight hard drug abuse in the state.