The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has intercepted a consignment of Captagon, a terror-linked amphetamine, in Kwara State, five years after its first seizure in Africa at Apapa seaport. NDLEA operatives on patrol along Bode Saadu road on Tuesday, 21 April 2026, arrested 33-year-old Nasiru Mu’azu with 10 packs containing 10,000 Captagon pills and nine packets of Tapentadol 250mg. Captagon, widely used by militias linked to ISIS, induces euphoria and fearlessness in users and is valued at up to $25 per pill on the street.
In related operations, NDLEA officers in Oyo State intercepted 33-year-old Eze Prince Emeka on a Sokoto-bound bus on 21 April. A body scan confirmed he had ingested cocaine, and he later excreted 45 pellets weighing 1.043kg. He planned to rest in Sokoto, re-ingest the drugs, and continue through trans-Saharan routes to Algeria and Europe. Other major seizures include 155,900 tramadol capsules and 6,000 ampoules in Kwara, 1.196 million opioid pills in Edo, 810kg of Arizona cannabis in Lagos, 288 blocks of skunk in Bauchi, and 20,000kg of cannabis destroyed on eight hectares in Cross River. Operatives also recovered 394 IED components from a suspect in Niger State.
NDLEA Chairman, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd), described the Captagon bust as “a major blow to drug syndicates” and a wake-up call, noting the drug fuels violence by inhibiting fear and fatigue. “We are not just seizing pills; we are disrupting the fuel that powers violence in our communities,” he said, assuring that operatives remain on high alert to prevent the trade from gaining a foothold. He commended officers in Kwara, Oyo, Edo, Cross River, Bauchi, Ekiti, Niger, and Lagos for balancing drug supply reduction with ongoing War Against Drug Abuse sensitization in schools and communities.
