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3 Grandpas, Nigerien, Arrested Over 52kgs Cocaine, Skunk

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3 Grandpas, Nigerien, Arrested Over 52kgs Cocaine, Skunk

By: Michael Mike

Three sexagenarian, who are also grandfathers and a Nigerien top the list of suspects arrested in connection with the seizure of over 52.25 kilogrammes of cocaine, methamphetamine, and skunk as well as 32,590 pills of opioids in some states.

A press statement on Sunday by the spokesman of the NDLEA, Femi Babafemi revealed that the suspects were arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, in the past week. in Lagos, Kwara, Plateau, Sokoto and two courier companies.

According to the statement, a suspect, Onyebi Chimaobi who frequents Cameroun, Ethiopia, Uganda and has been on NDLEA’s watchlist was on Saturday 18th February arrested at Victory Estate, Iba, Ojo area of Lagos in connection with the seizure of a 19.70 kilogrammes cocaine abandoned on an Ethiopian airline flight that arrived Lagos airport on Thursday 9th February.

Babafemi said Chimaobi had travelled to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to pick the consignment, which he claimed was handed over to him in a black backpack bag on the plane in Addis Ababa but failed to disembark with it on arrival in Lagos.

He said while the agency continues to investigate the flight crew members, relevant intelligence and investigative tools were deployed to identify the passenger who brought the consignment to Nigeria as a result of which Chimaobi was eventually unraveled and traced to Victory Estate, Iba where he was arrested.

He also disclosed that operatives last Thursday intercepted an intending passenger on Turkish Airline flight to Turin via Milan, Italy at the Departure Hall of the Lagos airport, Obazee Eguagie, with various quantities of opioids.

The consignment consisting a
total of 22,840 tablets of tramadol 225mg weighing 10.6 kilogrammes; 1000 tablets of tramadol 200mg with a gross weight of 600 grammes; 2,300 capsules of tramadol 100mg, weighing 800 grammes and 60 tablets of Rohypnol 1mg, weighing 19 grams were concealed inside cloths and wrapped with black tapes.

Babafemi said the following day, last Friday, NDLEA operatives attached to the NAHCO import shed of the airport intercepted eight cartons of shoes coming from Los Angeles, United States of America, noting a diligent examination of the cargo however showed that the shoes were used to conceal a total of 37 parcels of loud variant of cannabis with a gross weight of 20.10 kilogrammes.

A 63-year-old grandfather, Balogun Abideen hired as freight agent to clear the illicit consignment has already been arrested.

Two other sexagenarians arrested in connection with drug trafficking include Butven Siman, 62, who was nabbed with 5.5 kilogrammes skunk on Friday 17th February at Timbol village, Langtang South local government area, Plateau state, as well as 65-year-old Musa Shuaib who was arrested with a kilogramme of cannabis last Thursday in Adewole area of Ilorin, the Kwara state capital.

He said at two major courier companies in Lagos, a total of 4.292 kilogrammes of psychoactive drugs including methamphetamine, tramadol, Lexaton, and Swindon concealed in walls of cartons, picture frames, bathing soap packs and bedsheets were recovered from parcels going to United Kingdom, New Zealand and Australia by officers of the NDLEA Directorate of Operations and General Investigation, DOGI attached to the logistics firms.

In Sokoto state, NDLEA operatives at the Illela land border last Tuesday intercepted a Nigerien, Bashar Abdu of Kwanni, Niger Republic with 1.46 kilogrammes of skunk wrapped round his private part, while in Kaduna, a suspect, Mohammed Garba (a.k.a Alfazazi), was arrested with 6,390 tablets of tramadol 225mg, weighing 3.4 kilogrammes last Thursday along Abuja-Kaduna express road.

Meanwhile, the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of NDLEA, Brig. Gen.Buba Marwa (Retd) while commending the officers and men of MMIA, DOGI, Plateau, Sokoto, Kaduna and Kwara Commands of the agency for the arrests and seizures, noted that their efforts and those of their compatriots across the country have in no small measure reduced access to and availability of illicit substances in Nigerian communities. He charged them to remain vigilant at all times.

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Troops repel coordinated attacks on three Plateau communities

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By: Zagazola Makama

Troops of Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) along with other security forces, successfully repelled coordinated attacks on three communities in Riyom Local Government Area by gunmen suspected to be Fulani militias.

Zagazola Makama report that the affected communities Rim, Angwan Wereng, and Cum came under attack between 10:50 p.m. and 11:40 p.m. on Thursday night.

The troops responded promptly to distress calls and engaged the attackers, forcing them to flee the area.

“On receipt of the information, army troops and other sister security agencies moved swiftly to the scenes and repelled the attackers,”said the sources.

No official casualties were confirmed as of the time of this report, but the situation is said to be under control while normalcy has returned to the affected areas.

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Yobe man kills neighbour over alleged affair with wife

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Yobe man kills neighbour over alleged affair with wife

By: Zagazola Makama

A 40-year-old man, Yau Ari Dawa of Fulameri Village in Yobe State, has allegedly stabbed his neighbour to death following a violent altercation over a suspected extramarital affair with his wife.

Zagazola Makama gathered from sources that the incident occurred late Wednesday night at about 11:30 p.m., when Dawa reportedly confronted Mallam Faji Gana, 35, accusing him of having an affair with his 25-year-old wife, Noja Yau.

The sources said that the confrontation quickly turned violent, and Dawa allegedly used a knife to stab Gana in the stomach during the scuffle.

A neighbour, raised an alarm and reported the incident to authorities in the early hours of Thursday.

Gana was rushed to the Specialist Hospital in Geidam, but was confirmed dead on arrival by medical personnel.

The suspect, Yau Ari Dawa, has since been arrested by operatives of the Yobe State Police Command.

According to police sources, the case will be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) for discreet investigation and possible prosecution.

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Gunmen abduct village head in Bauchi community

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Gunmen abduct village head in Bauchi community

By: Zagazola Makama

A 56-year-old village head, Abdullah Ibrahim, has been abducted by unknown gunmen in Kanaka hamlet, Ganjuwa Local Government Area in Bauchi, sources confirmed to Zagazola Makama.

The incident occurred in the early hours of Thursday at about 1:15 a.m. when the assailants stormed the remote hamlet and abducted the community leader, taking him to an unknown destination.

Security forces and local hunters were deployed to the area on a rescue mission.

Efforts are being intensified to rescue the victim unharmed and to apprehend those behind the abduction. The case is currently under police investigation.

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