Arrest made on pregnant woman and two others in connection with the possession of fake currency exceeding N3.2m

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has reported that a commercial bus carrying N3.2 million in counterfeit cash was intercepted, and the individuals involved were identified as Favour Peter, 24, who is eight months pregnant, Esther Adukwu, 27, and Ochigbo Michael, 39.

The Director of Media and Advocacy at NDLEA Headquarters in Abuja, Femi Babafemi, disclosed in a statement that the arrests were made at Jabi Park in Abuja as part of a follow-up operation following the seizure of fake naira notes in Lokoja, Kogi state.

Babafemi further mentioned that two other suspects, Sani Mohammed, 43, and Christopher Eze, 64, were apprehended in the Sabon Gari area of Kano with 900,000 pills of opioids on Tuesday, April 9.

Additionally, NDLEA operatives intercepted Aliyu Lawal, 37, along the Lokoja-Abuja road and seized 620 blocks of cannabis weighing 310kg from him.

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The NDLEA Spokesman also reported the interception of 10 sacks of psychoactive substances weighing 98kg along the Okene-Lokoja-Abuja expressway from Jama Obodo, 44, who was traveling in a commercial bus from Ilesha, Osun state to Taraba state.

In Cross River state, a 40-year-old widow and mother of two, Mrs. Theodora Ita, was arrested in Calabar for producing and selling a dangerous new psychoactive substance known as ‘Combine’.

This substance is a mixture of various strains of cannabis and opioids soaked in raw gin, and 18 liters of it were recovered from her at the time of her arrest.

Babafemi mentioned that Mrs. Ita claimed to have started the illicit drug production and distribution in October 2023.

Another suspect, Godwin Okon Samuel, 48, was also apprehended in the Essit Ebum area of Calabar with 39.4kg of cannabis sativa on Tuesday, April 9.