Nigerian Army arrested hand over drug dealer and other criminals to NDLEA in Yobe

Nigerian Army arrested hand over drug dealer and other criminals to NDLEA in Yobe

By: Yahaya Wakili

In its efforts to frustrate the activities of terrorists by denying them access to illicit drugs. The 27 Task Brigade of the Nigerian Army has arrested nine drug dealers and handed them over to NDLEA.

The Army conducted a raid operation at Buni Yadi on 30th September, 2026, where they arrested 9 suspected drug dealers and recovered various substances. The substances recovered were cannabis sativa, soak-and-dye materials, master patch, tramadol, codeine, and other illicit substances.

The suspects are Hassan Ibrahim, Ahmed Muhammad Shuwa, Adam Jibril Jakadi, Musa Aga, Mohammad Muhd, Mohammed Isa Adamu, Usman Salisu, Mohammed Abiso, and Buba Kambari.

Handing over, Major A. Balogun, on behalf of the Commander, 27th Task Force Brigade, Brigadier-General M. S. Mukhtar, said, “Our commitment to the mandate of the Chief of Staff of Army Staff necessitated our effort to frustrate the activities of terrorists by denying them access to illicit drugs.”

Responding, the Deputy Commander of Operations, NDLEA, Garba Yakubu, said the exhibits we have taken over from the Nigerian Army are a result of the existing synergy between the NDLEA and the Nigerian Army.

“We will take the exhibits and suspects to our office to sort and examine the exhibits, and those found with exhibits that are prosecutable will be taken to court,” Yakubu said.

He called on the youth to engage in productive activities, instead of wasting their youthful years in taking drugs, and noted that farming is one option, because Yobe is an agrarian state, and there are vast areas of land everywhere.

“Young people can go into farming and find a means of livelihood through it; farming is far better than drug abuse because drugs only destroy their lives,” Yakubu added.

Nigerian Army arrested hand over drug dealer and other criminals to NDLEA in Yobe