News:2026-08-17/Enforcement/ndlea-reports-destroying-two-cannabis-farms-across-1-85-hectares-at-ugboku-in-igbanke-forest

News record17 August 2026EradicationNigeria eradication campaigns (2026)

NDLEA reports destroying two cannabis farms across 1.85 hectares at Ugboku in Igbanke Forest

The Edo State command of Nigeria's National Drug Law Enforcement Agency said it had destroyed two cannabis farms measuring 1.851591 hectares in total at Ugboku, in the Igbanke Forest of Orhionmwon Local Government Area. The state commander, Mitchell Ofoyeju, gave the account in a statement issued at Benin on 17 August 2026 and put the combined standing crop at an estimated yield of 4,628.9775 kilograms. The agency said the material actually recovered from the second farm was two bags of processed cannabis weighing 12.4 kilograms. One man was arrested in connection with the first farm. Neither report gives a date for the destruction itself. This record is dated to the statement.

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Date17 Aug 2026

CategoryEradication

Part ofNigeria eradication campaigns (2026)

CountryNigeria

State / provinceEdo State

District / areaOrhionmwon

LocalityUgboku

AgencyNational Drug Law Enforcement Agency

Hectares1.851591

Quantities as reported by the source.

Coordinates6.09, 5.95

Coordinates are approximate.

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2026-08-17 Eradication NDLEA reports destroying two cannabis farms across 1.85 hectares at Ugboku in Igbanke Forest The Edo State command of Nigeria's National Drug Law Enforcement Agency said it had destroyed two cannabis farms measuring 1.851591 hectares in total at Ugboku, in the Igbanke Forest of Orhionmwon Local Government Area. The state commander, Mitchell Ofoyeju, gave the account in a statement issued at Benin on 17 August 2026 and put the combined standing crop at an estimated yield of 4,628.9775 kilograms. The agency said the material actually recovered from the second farm was two bags of processed cannabis weighing 12.4 kilograms. One man was arrested in connection with the first farm. Neither report gives a date for the destruction itself. This record is dated to the statement. https://www.vanguardngr.com/2026/08/ndlea-destroys-4-6-tonnes-of-suspected-cannabis-farms-in-edo/ Nigeria eradication campaigns (2026) Nigeria Edo State Orhionmwon Ugboku 6° 5' 24.00" N, 5° 57' 0.00" E National Drug Law Enforcement Agency 1.851591