Crime
Businessman excretes 88 wraps of cocaine as NDLEA intercepts drugs in noodles at Lagos Airport

Businessman excretes 88 wraps of cocaine as NDLEA intercepts drugs in noodles at Lagos Airport
By: Michael Mike
A Vietnam-bound businessman, Paul Mbadugha has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja after he tested positive to ingestion of cocaine.
The 54-year-old suspect was intercepted at the boarding gate of the Abuja airport last Monday during the outward clearance of Qatar Airways flight QR 1432 to Hanoi, Vietnam via Doha.
The spokesman of the anti-narcotics agency, Femi Babafemi in a statement on Sunday said after four days under excretion observation, Mbadugha egressed a total of 88 wraps of cocaine with a gross weight of 1.71 kilogrammes.

Babafemi said in Mbadugha’s statement, he claimed he’s a Lagos based businessman and was given the cocaine pellets to swallow by a friend at Isolo area of the state for onward delivery in Vietnam for a fee of $2,000.
The spokesman said also NDLEA officers at the export shed of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos have intercepted a shipment of Loud, a synthetic strain of cannabis weighing 800 grammes concealed in noodles going to Congo, he added that a follow up operation at the Alaba International market, Ojo area of Lagos led to the arrest of the sender of the consignment, Nnamani Sunday, who deals in GSM handsets.
He also revealed that a large consignment of Loud imported from Canada have been recovered by NDLEA operatives at the Lagos airport, stating that a suspect, Desalu Temitope, who arrived on board an Air France flight with six boxes was arrested by anti-narcotic officers during a joint examination by security agencies at the arrival hall.
He said a total of 65.8 kilogrammes of the psychoactive substance were recovered from four of the six suitcases, Desalu in his statement was said to have disclosed that he and an accomplice currently at large were promised $10,000 upon successful delivery of the shipment in Lagos.
Babafemi also revealed that no less than 892,400 bottles of codeine-based syrup worth N6,246,800,000.00 in street value were recovered from five containers by NDLEA operatives at the Port Harcourt Ports Complex, Onne, Rivers state during a joint examination of the containers with men of the Nigeria Customs and other port stakeholders last Wednesday
He said the bottles of the opioid were packed in 5,337 cartons with a gross weight of 133,860 kilogrammes and shipped in five containers from India.
In Ekiti State, NDLEA operatives supported by men of the Nigerian Army and other security agencies as well as community youths last Wednesday raided the Ise forest reserve, Saalaja camp, Ise-Ekiti, where 21,800 kilogrammes of cannabis sativa on 20 hectares of farm land were destroyed.
Babafemi said the following day, last Thursday, NDLEA officers on patrol along Onitsha- Enugu road in Enugu intercepted a Sienna bus marked SKA-24 AG from which 200.2 kilogrammes of cannabis was recovered and the driver, Okoro Emmanuel, 41, arrested.
He said while the duo of Joseph Apeh, 45, and Diamond Nnabuike, 21, were arrested with 145,400 pills of tramadol last Monday at Gadar Tamburawa, area of Kano, NDLEA operatives in Ogun state last Tuesday arrested 70-year-old Fidelis Egede and three others: Samuel Sylvanus, 31; Jato Samson, 33; and Francis Blessing, 28, when a cannabis plantation on six hectares was raided at Alaka village.
In Abuja, NDLEA officers on patrol along Kwali-Gwagwalada expressway last Tuesday intercepted a truck from which 30,000 ampoules of pentazocine injection were recovered and three suspects: Ifeanyi Sunday, Jeremiah Paul and Edet Ubokobong arrested.
NDLEA operatives in Niger state last Thursday arrested Ifeanyi Chukwueze in Kontagora town with 28,500 pills of tramadol concealed in a loudspeaker, their counterparts in Kogi state last Wednesday nabbed Abba Yakubu with 40,000 pills of the same opioid heading to Kontagora.
Another suspect, Tochukwu Onah, 39, was arrested by NDLEA officers at Paparanda, Lokoja last Thursday with 1,000 ampoules of pentazocine injection.

Babafemi said across the country, NDLEA commands continued their War Against Drug Abuse (WADA) sensitization lectures and advocacy visits to worship centres, schools, workplaces, palaces of traditional rulers and communities all through the week.
Meanwhile, while commending the officers and men of the NAIA, MMIA, PHPC, FCT, Kogi, Ogun, Ekiti, Kano, Enugu and Niger commands of the agency for the arrests and seizures of the past week, Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (Rtd) also applauded their compatriots in all the commands across the country for intensifying the WADA sensitization lectures and advocacy messages to every part of their areas of responsibility.
Businessman excretes 88 wraps of cocaine as NDLEA intercepts drugs in noodles at Lagos Airport
Crime
Gunmen kill two in Jos South community

Gunmen kill two in Jos South community
By: Zagazola Makama
Gunmen have killed two persons in an attack on Darong community in Gyero village, Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State.
Sources said that the incident in a statement issued to newsmen in Jos on Tuesday night.
Sources said the incident occurred at about 8:00 p.m. on Oct. 21, when some unidentified gunmen invaded the community and began shooting sporadically.
“In the process, one Pam Choji and one other unidentified male sustained gunshot injuries. Upon receiving the distress call, the Divisional Police Officer, ‘B’ Division Bukuru, led a team of operatives to the scene and evacuated the victims to the Plateau State Specialist Hospital for medical attention,” the statement said.
According to the source, the victims were confirmed dead on arrival by the doctor on duty.
The sources further said reinforcement comprising army troops, police personnel had been deployed to the area to restore calm and prevent further breakdown of law and order.
He added that the command had launched a manhunt for the perpetrators and urged residents to provide credible information to assist security agencies in their investigation.
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Crime
FCT police arrest 44 suspects in midnight raids on criminal hideouts

FCT police arrest 44 suspects in midnight raids on criminal hideouts
By: Zagazola Makama
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has arrested 44 suspects during coordinated midnight raids on criminal hideouts across the territory.
Zagazola Makama said the operation was conducted at about 11:45 p.m. on Tuesday by operatives from Nyanya, Kubwa, Kurudu, Life Camp, Apo, Karmo, Zuba, Byazhin, and Bwari Divisions.
The raids, according to the sources, targeted black spots, criminal hideouts, and uncompleted buildings within the areas of responsibility of the divisions.
The sources stated that the coordinated operation was part of sustained efforts to rid the FCT of criminal elements and ensure safety ahead of the yuletide season.
“All the 44 suspects arrested are currently in custody undergoing screening and interrogation at their respective divisions,” the sources added.
The sources further disclosed that those found culpable after investigation would be charged to court, while others would be released if found innocent.
FCT police arrest 44 suspects in midnight raids on criminal hideouts
Crime
Police arrest Beninese national with locally made pistol in Kishi, Oyo

Police arrest Beninese national with locally made pistol in Kishi, Oyo
By: Zagazola
The Oyo State Police Command has arrested a Beninese national, Munirudeen Ridwan, for alleged unlawful possession of a firearm in Kishi, Irepo Local Government Area of the state.
Zagazola learnt that the suspect was apprehended around Tege Area, Kishi, at about 2:00 a.m. on Tuesday by two local vigilantes, Amusa Adesanju of Alfa Wasiu Compound, Owode Area, and Adegbenjo Yinka of Ojo Compound, Tege Area.
The vigilantes reportedly found the suspect loitering suspiciously in the area and upon searching him, recovered a cut-to-size locally made single-barrel pistol with one live cartridge.
When interrogated, Ridwan was said to have failed to provide a satisfactory explanation for possessing the weapon and later claimed to be an indigene of the Benin Republic.
Police detectives from the Kishi Division visited the scene and took photographs, while the suspect and exhibits were taken into custody.
Sources said investigation is ongoing to determine the suspect’s possible links to cross-border criminal activities and to ascertain the source of the firearm.
Police arrest Beninese national with locally made pistol in Kishi, Oyo
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