The Adeboruwa of Igbogbo Kingdom, Oba Semiudeen Orimadegun Kasali, has commended the Chairman/Chief Executive of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brigadier General Mohammed Buba Marwa (rtd.) and his officers that recently busted a major warehouse in a secluded estate in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State without bloodshed.
A statement quoted the Emugoriade 1 as saying: “It is gratifying to know that the military and para-military men in Nigeria are doing their best to sanitise the nation of all forms of criminality. The recent smooth operation by the gallant officers of NDLEA attests to how professional the agency is in investigating and unraveling such ignoble businesses by people. We equally applaud the support of the international agency that made NDLEA achieve the feat with ease.
“The people of Ikorodu are hospitable, and that has made us experience tremendous growth in recent years. But we would want to implore everyone both indigenes and residents to desist from every form of crime, and most especially the get-rich-quick syndrome that has become a fade in this era. We want indigenes and residents of our community to continually be recognised for noble feats in all their endeavours rather than taking to crime”.
Oba Kasali charged people to ensure that they imbibe the ethos of Omoluabi (the dignified person) as this guiding principle would help them eschew all forms of negative attributes that should not be found in elderly people because they are the ones who should lay good examples for the younger ones. “Our youths must avoid partaking in any unpatriotic activity that could threaten the peace of the community and the nation at large”, the monarch admonished.
The Adeboruwa of Igbogbo noted that the nobility of the people of the kingdom and Ikorodu at large should not be tainted by people from other tribes and nationalities.
He assured all security agents that the royal institution would continually support them to ensure that everywhere is free of criminal elements, adding that with the support of the state government, the community would continue to experience growth and development to the delight of all.
Last week, the NDLEA broke a drug cartel in Ikorodu which had the biggest singular cocaine store in a surreptitious warehouse. According to the agency, 1.8 tons (1,855 kilograms) of the illicit drug were hidden allegedly for sale in Europe, Asia and other parts of the world.
NDLEA estimated the street value of the haul at $278.3 million or N194.8 billion.
