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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), in collaboration with the Nigerian Army, has destroyed over 100,000 kg of cannabis spread across 51 hectares of farmland in three camps at the Ise-Ekiti forest reserve in the Ise/Orun local government Area of Ekiti State.
This is contained in a statement signed on Sunday by Femi Babafemi, NDLEA Director of Media & Advocacy, identifying the affected settlements as Aba Saalaja with 23 hectares; Aba Paanu with 12 hectares and Aba Arogunmatidi with 16 hectares, all within the Ise-Ekiti forest reserve.
He said NDLEA operatives supported by Nigerian Army personnel on September 3 and 4 stormed three camps inside the Ise-Ekiti forest reserve in the Ise/Orun local government area, where over 100,000 kg of cannabis spread across 51 hectares of farmland were destroyed.
He said, “The affected settlements include Aba Saalaja with 23 hectares; Aba Paanu with 12 hectares; and Aba Arogunmatidi with 16 hectares, all within the Ise-Ekiti forest reserve.
