A former Boko Haram insurgent, Alayi Madu, was caught trafficking drugs, while a traditional ruler in Ondo, Akinola Adebayo, was also arrested for alleged drug trafficking, according to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency.
Madu was arrested on the Abuja-Kaduna highway with 10kg of skunk, a banned substance, while Adebayo was arrested in Kajola, a border community between Ondo and Edo states.
Madu identified himself as a rehabilitated Boko Haram terrorist who surrendered to the Nigerian Army in 2021, according to NDLEA spokesman Femi Babafemi.
Adebayo was arrested with two other suspects believed to be his workers after NDLEA officers destroyed three cannabis farms in Kajola forest.