The 9 Brigade Command of the Nigeria Army, Ikeja Cantonment in Lagos State has paraded a hard drug peddler, Okafor Collins caught with 60 wraps of substance suspected to be cocaine in Festac Town Lagos.
The Commander of the Brigade, Brigadier General Musa Etsu-Ndagi, told newsmen that the suspect was arrested by the men of the Exercise Crocodile Smile, adding that the exercise was already yielding results.
He added that the suspect would be handed over to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA for further investigation.
The Commander advised drug dealers to desist from trading in such substances saying it was increasing crime in the society. He advised drug dealers to look for legitimate ways of making money, saying that the Army was out to deal with all criminal elements in the society.
The suspect, Okafor, said that he regretted his actions in dealing in hard drugs, saying that depression and unemployment made him go into dealing in illicit drugs.
