News:2026-09-11/Eradication/ndlea-destroys-five-cannabis-farms-across-2-27-hectares-in-three-edo-forests

News record11 September 2026EradicationNigeria eradication campaigns (2026)

NDLEA destroys five cannabis farms across 2.27 hectares in three Edo forests

New Telegraph reported that the Edo State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, under its commander Mitchell Ofoyeju, destroyed five cannabis farms covering about 2.27 hectares in the two weeks before 14 September 2026. The farms were in Usen Forest in Ovia South West, Igwe-Oke Forest in Owan East and Ogboha Forest in Owan West local government areas. The agency's national release of 13 September dated the arrest of a 39-year-old man at Ogboha Forest to 11 September and put the cannabis destroyed on the farms at 4,832.56 kg, while press accounts gave an estimated yield of 5,674.17 kg. The other farm actions were not individually dated, so this record carries the one sourced date. Coordinates are the Edo State centroid.

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Date11 Sep 2026

CategoryEradication

Part ofNigeria eradication campaigns (2026)

CountryNigeria

State / provinceEdo State

AgencyNational Drug Law Enforcement Agency

Hectares2.27

Quantities as reported by the source.

Coordinates6.61, 5.97

Coordinates are approximate.

Source report

2026-09-11 Eradication NDLEA destroys five cannabis farms across 2.27 hectares in three Edo forests New Telegraph reported that the Edo State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, under its commander Mitchell Ofoyeju, destroyed five cannabis farms covering about 2.27 hectares in the two weeks before 14 September 2026. The farms were in Usen Forest in Ovia South West, Igwe-Oke Forest in Owan East and Ogboha Forest in Owan West local government areas. The agency's national release of 13 September dated the arrest of a 39-year-old man at Ogboha Forest to 11 September and put the cannabis destroyed on the farms at 4,832.56 kg, while press accounts gave an estimated yield of 5,674.17 kg. The other farm actions were not individually dated, so this record carries the one sourced date. Coordinates are the Edo State centroid. https://newtelegraphng.com/ndlea-destroys-five-cannabis-farms-arrests-three-in-edo/ Nigeria eradication campaigns (2026) Nigeria Edo State 6° 36' 36.00" N, 5° 58' 12.00" E National Drug Law Enforcement Agency 2.27