Key Points:
- Police stop a truck on the Babanla–Oreke–Oke-Ode road. They find 127 bags under yam tubers today.
- Officers work with NSA, NFSS, and vigilante teams. They arrest Dan-Teni Haruna and Rabiu Ibrahim today.
- Spokesperson Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi hails the team’s bold move. Police open a probe into a wider smuggling ring.
Kwara police foiled a drug run on a rural road. A joint team stopped a truck packed with yam tubers. The stop came on 26 September 2025, around 4pm. The spot lies on the Babanla–Oreke–Oke-Ode axis road.
Officers found 127 bags of cannabis under the tubers. They moved the load off the truck bed fast. The haul shocked the team and nearby farm hands. Police called it a big win for the state.
Joint team raids truck, arrests two suspects
The Police Command led the bust with key allies. NSA officers joined the move with the NFSS. Local vigilante teams joined the joint field work today. The team converged on the axis by late afternoon. They began the stop at about 4pm there. Officers arrested Dan-Teni Haruna and Rabiu Ibrahim on-site. Both men come from Saliku in Magama, Niger State. The team seized the truck and secured the scene. Officers counted the bags and sealed them for records. Read our Lagos police arrest ex-convict report for similar action recently.
Spokesperson praises team, probe targets wider smuggling network
Police spokesperson SP Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi confirmed the bust. She issued a brief statement on Saturday. She said the team hit a big mark against crime. She said officers now dig for the wider ring. She added that detectives now trace links in the chain. The probe aims to expose the wider network behind it.
That axis links Babanla, Oreke, and Oke-Ode villages. Drivers often haul yam and other food on that road. Police say the men tried to hide drugs. Vigilante groups then helped officers handle the seized bags. Officers kept count as the pile grew near the truck.
The NSA team backed the move with steady support. The NFSS group worked on route checks in the area. All units shared notes and kept the stop tight. Police will brief the press again after first findings.
Officers now question both men at the command base. Detectives review what they found during the joint raid. They aim to trace who sent the truck and bags. Police say more news will come when checks move ahead.
Elsewhere, officers begin tinted glass permit checks on 2 October. Read our tinted glass permit enforcement explainer for details and dates now.
