The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Yobe says it has arrested a policeman and a drug trafficker (names withheld) for allegedly conniving and supplying 59kg of prohibited Tramadol tablets to Boko Haram insurgents in Gwoza, Borno State.
NDLEA state commander, Reuben Apeh, told journalists in Damaturu, Yobe State capital, on Tuesday that the suspects were arrested on November 7.
Mr Apeh said the drug trafficker had confessed buying the prohibited substance from an unnamed customs officer in Lagos.
“He confessed hiring the policeman to convey the drugs to Maiduguri before proceeding to Gwoza to supply suspected terrorists,” he said.
“He claimed that the drugs were part of consignments seized by the Nigeria customs during its operations in Lagos, and were sold to him at the cost of N6 million, while the actual market value stands at N24 million.
“We are still working on him to provide us with the details of the alleged customs officer and another accomplice he claimed was based in Ijora, Lagos.
“The drugs were transported from Lagos to Jos, and handed over to the policeman for delivery to Maiduguri, where he (trafficker) will take it to suspected terrorists in Gwoza.”
Apeh added that the suspects would be charged to court with the exhibits.
He appealed to other stakeholders and the public to collaborate with the agency in ending drug trafficking and consumption.
