Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have seized fake $4.88m, CFA57m being moved from Lagos to Kano.
Femi Babafemi, NDLEA‘s spokesman, in a statement on Sunday said the operatives were on patrol along Okene -Lokoja-Abuja expressway on Tuesday 10th October when they intercepted a commercial bus coming from Lagos to Kano.
“A search of the bus led to the seizure of Four Million, Eight Hundred and Eighty Thousand US Dollars ($4,880,000), and Fifty-Seven Million Céfa, (CFA57,000,000) suspected to be counterfeits,” he said.
Meanwhile, Babafemi said the Commands across the country balanced their drug supply reduction operations with War Against Drug Abuse, WADA, advocacy campaigns to schools, markets, worship centres and communities.
“Some of these include: WADA sensitisation lecture on Drug Use and Mental Health for students of 15 secondary schools in Ibadan metropolis at the University of Ibadan, Oyo state; WADA sensitisation lecture for students of Ascension College, Iworo Imeke, Badagry Lagos and WADA sensitisation lecture at Modern Comprehensive College, Amokwe, Udi LGA, Enugu.
“Others are WADA sensitisation lecture for students of National Secondary school, Awka; Students of JIBWIS Islamic Science Secondary school, Herwagana, Gombe; students of Government College, Makurdi, Benue; students of Government secondary school (Boys), Kafin Maiyaki, Kano and students of JNI Special Model primary School, Gusau, Zamfara,” he said.
