Navy FOB Badagry Seizes Sacks of Cannabis Sativa, Hands Over to NDLEA

The Nigerian Navy Forward Operating Base (FOB) Badagry has successfully intercepted and handed over 30 sacks of cannabis sativa to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).

On 13 August 2024, the Base Quick Response Team, acting on credible human intelligence, located a stash of illegal hard drugs suspected to be cannabis sativa at a facility known as Tenshop, near a mosque opposite the Iyafin community. Despite extensive searches of the surrounding areas, no suspects were apprehended as they fled upon the team’s arrival.

In accordance with the Harmonized Standard Procedures on Arrest, Detention, and Prosecution (HSOP-AD&P) 2016, Lieutenant Commander BI Zoaka, the Base Operations Officer, officially handed over the drugs to Assistant Commander of Narcotics Emmanuel Ogbogoh, the Assistant Area Commander Operations and Training at the NDLEA Seme Arca Command in Badagry, on 12 September 2024.

This operation is part of the broader Operation WATER GUARD, launched by Rear Admiral Mustapha Bala Hassan on 9 November 2023. The operation aims to curb smuggling and other criminal activities within the Western Naval Command Area of Operation (AOO), ensuring regional security and economic stability. The continued efforts of the Nigerian Navy FOB Badagry align with the Chief of Naval Staff’s Strategic Directive 2023-6, which focuses on maintaining a secure maritime environment in Nigeria and the Gulf of Guinea.

The Nigerian Navy remains steadfast in its commitment to maritime security and the enforcement of laws to safeguard the region’s economic interests and public safety.