The Lagos State Police Command said its operatives uncovered the facility at about 8:15 a.m. on Monday, November 2, following credible intelligence about suspicious activities on the premises.
The operation exposed an installation that went beyond conventional cannabis cultivation, with equipment reportedly put in place to support different stages of production.
Both men, who were living at the property, were arrested during the operation and taken into police custody.
According to police, the suspects have made confessional statements and are providing information to help investigators unravel the circumstances surrounding the alleged operation.
However, the Command has yet to disclose how long the facility had been operating, the quantity of suspected cannabis recovered or the estimated value of the installation.
It is also unclear who owns the property, how the operation was financed and whether the suspected products were intended for local consumption or distribution through wider drug networks.
Police Commissioner Inspects Facility
The scale of the discovery prompted the Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, CP Tijani Olaiwola Fatai, to visit the premises in person for an on-the-spot assessment.
During the inspection, Fatai received a briefing from the investigating officers and examined the indoor cultivation equipment allegedly installed at the property.
He commended the operatives for acting on the intelligence and uncovering what the Command described as an illegal drug cultivation facility.
The police commissioner said the breakthrough demonstrated the importance of intelligence-led policing in identifying criminal activities that might otherwise remain hidden within residential communities.
He also urged residents to support security agencies by providing credible information about suspicious activities in their neighbourhoods.
Fatai assured Lagos residents that the Command would sustain its efforts to dismantle criminal networks and respond proactively to emerging security threats.
**Investigation to Unravel Possible Wider Network**
Beyond the arrests, investigators are expected to establish whether the Apapa facility was an isolated operation or part of a wider cannabis production and distribution network.
The involvement of a foreign national has also raised questions about how the facility was established and the possible connections of those behind it.
The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Abimbola Adebisi, disclosed the arrests in a statement issued on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, confirming that investigations were ongoing.
No formal charges have been filed against the suspects.
For now, the two men remain in police custody as detectives work to establish their respective roles, identify possible collaborators and determine the full extent of the alleged operation.
What investigators ultimately uncover may reveal whether the sophisticated farm was simply a clandestine enterprise run by two occupants or part of a more extensive drug production network operating behind the walls of residential properties in Lagos.
