Five suspected drug dealers, including a patent medicine vendor and a supermarket owner, have been arrested by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Edo State Command, in a joint operation with the Nigerian Army in Benin, Edo State. The Edo State Commander of the NDLEA, Mitchell Ofoyeju, disclosed this in a press statement issued on Tuesday in Benin. Commander Ofoyeju revealed that the five suspects were apprehended during intelligence-led operations carried out in collaboration with the Nigerian Army. “I have been mandated by the Chairman to take drug criminals out of Edo State. On their part, the Commanding Officer of the Nigerian Army School of Supply and Transport, Major General M. Hassan, and the Commanding Officer of the Nigerian Army 4 Brigade, Brigadier General A. O. Balogun, reaffirmed the Army’s support for the NDLEA.

Source: Nigerian Tribune February 10, 2026 17:12 UTC