The operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have discovered a snake guarded shrine used to store illicit drugs in Igor community, Benin city, Edo State.
INFORMATION NIGERIA reports that the anti-drug agency, detected a specially constructed large hole storage in a wall covered with wallpapers and fetish objects.
In a statement made available to the public on Sunday by the NDLEA’s spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, noted that methamphetamine, Loud, Colorado and Arizona, all strong strains of cannabis with a total weight of 8.743kg among others, were recovered from the shrine.
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The statement reads: “A snake-guarded shrine used to store illicit drugs in Igor community, Benin city, Edo state, has been raided by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, who detected a specially constructed large hole storage in a wall covered with wallpapers and fetish objects.
“Different quantities of illicit substances such as methamphetamine, Loud, Colorado and Arizona, all strong strains of cannabis with a total weight of 8.743kg were pulled out from the deep hole dug in the wall of the shrine building.”
The statement added that two ladies, identified as Sonia Ezumezu and Risikatu Tijani were arrested during the operation on Tuesday after the big black snake guarding the shrine was demobilized.
“At least, two ladies: Sonia Chinonso Ezumezu and Risikatu Tijani were arrested during the intelligence-led operation on Tuesday, June 18, 2024 after the big black snake guarding the shrine was demobilised.”
