{
  "id": 10497636,
  "title": "Edo: NDLEA Destroys Cannabis Farms, Arrests 2 with 1.4kg of Drugs",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/edo-ndlea-destroys-cannabis-farms-arrests-2-with-1-4kg-of-drugs",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-28T16:09:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Trust",
    "slug": "daily-trust",
    "url": "https://dailytrust.com/edo-ndlea-destroys-cannabis-farms-arrests-2-with-1-4kg-of-drugs/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Edo State National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and the Nigerian Army dismantled two cannabis farms and apprehended two suspects in an operation conducted on September 23, 2026. The officials disclosed the incident to journalists in Benin City. During the operation, two farms, measuring a total of 0.544092 hectares, were destroyed. One farm, located in Eko Camp, Illushi in Esan South East Local Government Area, had an estimated yield of 1,360.23kg of cannabis. The other farm, situated in the same area, produced approximately 107kg of processed cannabis, including seeds. The suspects, Ajeh Egwuda and Nonso Ajodhe, were both married and had children. Egwuda, aged 43, and Ajodhe, whose age was not specified, admitted to cultivating cannabis due to poverty and peer influence. The two suspects were said to have cultivated cannabis on smaller plots, 0.068011 hectares and 0.476081 hectares, with an estimated yield of 170.03kg and 1,190.20kg, respectively. In total, 1,467kg of illicit drugs were seized, including the cannabis and processed cannabis. The NDLEA Commander appealed to residents to provide timely information leading to the arrest of others involved in the cannabis network.",
  "summary": "The Edo State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), in collaboration with the Nigerian Army, has destroyed two cannabis plantations and arrested two suspects with 1,467kg of illicit drugs in the state. Addressing journalists in Benin, the State NDLEA Commander, Mitchell Ofoyeju, said the destruction of the farms and the arrests were […]",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "NDLEA, Army destroy cannabis farms, arrest two suspects in Edo",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/ndlea-army-destroy-cannabis-farms-arrest-two-suspects-in-edo",
        "published": "2026-09-28T16:22:52.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "NDLEA, military destroy 1,360kg cannabis farms, arrest two in Edo",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/ndlea-military-destroy-1-360kg-cannabis-farms-arrest-two-in-edo",
        "published": "2026-09-28T17:44:53.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}