Army troops intercept truck loaded with illicit drugs along Lagos–calabar coastal road

Troops of l 65 Battalion person intercepted a motortruck conveying ample consignment of illicit drugs on Lagos–calabar Coastal Road.
A connection by the Acting Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, 81 Division Nigerian Army, Lt-Col Musa Yahaya, connected Sunday, said
the cognition followed actionable quality received from a credible source.
Yahaya said the intelligence-led operation, carried retired connected 9 July 2026, resulted successful the palmy interception of the conveyance and the apprehension of its driver.

According to him, preliminary investigations revealed that the illicit consignment was being transported to the Berger wide country of Lagos State.

He said the fishy could not supply satisfactory accusation regarding the ownership oregon intended recipient of the drugs.

The spokesperson noted that successful enactment with established procedures, the fishy and the recovered illicit drugs were subsequently handed implicit to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Lagos State Command, for further probe and prosecution.

He revealed that the handover was conducted by the Commanding Officer, 65 Battalion, Lieutenant Colonel S Adeojo.

Reacting to the development, the General Officer Commanding, GOC, 81 Division Nigerian Army, Maj-Gen Adebayo Babalola, commended the troops for their vigilance, professionalism and operational effectiveness.

He urged them to ...