Abia State Government In Collaboration With NDLEA Intercepts Large Chunk Of Hard Drugs, Arrests Major Drug Lord In Umuahia

Abia State Government in collaboration with the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Abia Command has seized large amount of hard drugs and arrested a major drug lord, Adaobi Nweke and other hard drug peddlers in Umuahia in a sting operation carried out by a joint operation in Umuahia.

Drugs worth 1.217 kg were seized and five persons including 2 males and 3 females arrested during the exercise.

Earlier in his remark, the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Homeland security, Fire and Emergency Services, Mr. Chukwunenye Alajemba narrated how the joint operation led to the success achieved.

“Yesterday, the 14th day of February, 2024, just before midnight, the office of the Governor on homeland security in collaboration with the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Abia Command, conducted a successful joint operation on the premises of one Miss Adaobi Nweke at number 23 Arochukwu Street by Calabar road where the joint team seized a very large amount of prohibited drugs, like cocaine, cannabis, metamephetamin which is called mkpurumiri and cash sum of more than 500 hundred thousand Naira”

He disclosed that the drug lord, Adaobi, a lawyer by profession and daughter of a late, notorious drug kingpin in Umuahia, Joe Kin Jagwa has ravaged many youths while her drug activities span many decades.

Mr. Alajemba, who further stated that the operatives also raided a popular hotel around Downbelow also in Umuahia, said the State government has declared war on drugs and all forms of criminality in Abia State.