Edo Governor Declares Zero Tolerance for Drug Traffickers
Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholo has declared zero tolerance for drug traffickers, vowing that the state will be a hostile territory for anyone pushing substances that destroy African youth. The NDLEA Edo State Command backed that vow with hard numbers: 289 arrests and over 35,000kg of drugs seized or destroyed in the first half of 2026 alone.
How Edo State Is Fighting Back Against Drug Traffickers
Edo is not playing. At a powerful gathering inside Festival Hall, Government House, Benin City, stakeholders united around one truth: African communities must protect their own, and the time for half measures is over.
The event commemorated the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, with this year's theme hitting different on home soil: