Troops Intercept Large Quantity of Marijuana in Ogun, Near Benin Republic Border
Troops of 192 battalions of the Army 81 division have intercepted trans-border smugglers with a large quantity of substance, suspected to be cannabis, near Ogun state’s border with Benin Republic.
The interception of 192 big wraps of the illicit drug was made aboard a vehicle marked APP 129 EF on Sunday at the Balogun Border.
Army spokesman, Brigadier Onyema Nwachukwu announcing the seizure said the troops rejected an N12 million bribe offer, to allow two suspects found in the vehicle to go.
He named the suspects as 54-year-old Adigun Olatunji and 18-year-old Micheal Atanda, both from Imeko Afon, but residing in Benin Republic.
Nwachukwu said they brought the illicit drug into Nigeria through the Ilara Border in Ogun state and were heading to Ifo, near Abeokuta.
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He listed other items recovered from the suspects and vehicles as including Benin Republic identity cards, driver’s license, international passport, as well as one Nigeria national identity card and N52,700 cash.
Other items recovered from the suspects include one Benin Republic National ID Card, one Nigerian National ID card, and two small Itel mobile phones.
Others include one Benin Republic driver’s license; a Benin Republic passport, six Benin Republic SIM packs, two Benin Republic SIM cards, one Nigerian driver’s license, one power bank, and one MP3 player.
The troops of the battalion last year recorded a massive operational success when it confiscated a large cache of ammunition and illicit substances across the Nigerian and Benin Republic border on November 12, 2023.
