The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has raided a \u2018drug party\u2019 in Abuja and arrested 60 suspects.<\/p>\n

According to the agency’s spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, in a statement, said that the Friday party was dubbed: \u201cGo hard or Go Home, Pick Your Poison\u201d.<\/p>\n

He disclosed that the suspects comprised of 25 males and 35 females were arrested in an apartment in Sun City estate in the Federal Capital Territory.<\/p>\n

The NDLEA image maker, noted that the raid followed credible intelligence about the drug party organised by one Stanley Ikechukwu, who was arrested at the venue.<\/p>\n

\u201cSix of the suspects \u2013 Victoria Adoga, Hamza Yari, Joanne Essein, Socchima Valentine Jago Imole and Charles Indobuibisi \u2013 were arrested with different quantities of ecstasy and cannabis.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe NDLEA Chairman, retired Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa, has directed that 20 of the suspects, who tested negative to drugs, be released unconditionally.<\/p>\n

Thirty-three others, who tested positive to illicit drugs, were to be released on bail and will report at the FCT Command of the agency on Monday, to begin treatment and counselling,\u201d he said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In another development, four suspects \u2013 Endurance Okon, 24, Joseph Michael, 23, Ovoco Bright, 43, and Goday Abanum, 23 \u2013 have been arrested in a forest at Ugun, Igueben LocalGovernment in Edo.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey were arrested on Saturday, June 29, when NDLEA operatives raided and destroyed 18,632.22 kilograms of cannabis on a 7.452 hectares of farmland,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n

Babafemi said that not less than 40.32kg of Loud, an imported strong strain of cannabis was, on Friday, June 28, recovered in a vehicle along Lekki-Ikoyi road.<\/p>\n

This, he said, was when the driver jumped off the vehicle after noticing that NDLEA operatives were on his trail.<\/p>\n

He said that commands and formations of the agency across the country had continued their War Against Drug Abuse(WADA), sensitisation activities to schools, worship centres, work places and communities in the past week.<\/p>\n

Among areas visited for the WADA enlightenment are First Technical University, Ibadan, Government Day Secondary School, Yola, and Ezeike High School, Nibo, in Anambra, among others.<\/p>\n

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