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NDLEA Recovers Cocaine, Loud from Microwaves, Lipsticks at Lagos Airport, Nabs Wanted Drug Kingpin

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NDLEA Recovers Cocaine, Loud from Microwaves, Lipsticks at Lagos Airport, Nabs Wanted Drug Kingpin

By: Michael Mike

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted parcels of Loud, a strong strain of cannabis concealed in microwaves imported from Thailand and wraps of cocaine built into ladies’ lipsticks going to Guinea at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos.

The spokesman of the anti-narcotics agency, Femi Babafemi in a statement on Sunday, said the Loud consignment was part of a consolidated cargo that came in two tranches on an Ethiopian Airlines flight from Bangkok, Thailand through Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

He said based on credible intelligence, the cargo was subjected to thorough search during which 23 parcels of loud weighing 11.3 kilogrammes concealed in new microwaves were recovered last Monday, disclosing that a suspect Ezenwegbu Chike has been arrested in connection with the seizure.

He noted that barely a week after a total of 420 grammes of cocaine factory fitted in 84 pieces of female lipsticks heading to the UK were seized at a courier company in Lagos, NDLEA operatives at the export shed of the Lagos airport have intercepted another consignment of cocaine built into ladies’ lipsticks as part of a cargo containing hair attachments, face powder, and other items heading to Malabo, Guinea.

Babafemi said no less than 400 grammes of cocaine and phenacetine, a cutting agent, were recovered from the lipsticks when dismantled while a businessman at the Trade Fair Complex, Ojo area of Lagos, Ezeikwelume Afam was arrested last Friday in connection with the seizure.

The spokesman said a notorious drug kingpin Okechukwu Izugha (a.k.a Okey Omeogo) has been arrested in Lagos by operatives of a Special Operations Unit of NDLEA after 12 months of going into hiding. He was nabbed last Wednesday at his wife’s shop in Ijesha market.

He said Izugha came under NDLEA radar on 7th August 2024 after a 9 kilogrammes cocaine was recovered from a suspect Obiora Agudosi at a motor park in Orile, Lagos while going to deliver the consignment in the southeast. Izugha was identified as the owner of the seized drug.

Babafemi said in the course of investigating the kingpin and his network, his wife Maureen Izugha was arrested with 500 grammes of cocaine at her beverages store in Ijesha market on 21st January 2025. She was thereafter arraigned in court, convicted and sentenced to two years imprisonment.

Unknown Izugha that NDLEA was still on his trail, he came out of his hiding and was promptly arrested last Wednesday.

Babafemi said in Edo state, no fewer than 28,054.053 kilogrammes of skunk, a local strain of cannabis, were destroyed on three farms measuring over 11 hectares at Ewere Uzebba forest in Owan West local government area last Tuesday, while 82 kilogrammes of already processed cannabis was recovered from the location.

He disclosed that the NDLEA operatives who went for the operation however came under gun attack from armed members of the cartel on their way out of the forest. They were able to repel the attack and came out unhurt while one of their operational vehicles was riddled with bullets.

In Lagos, 1,400 compressed blocks of Ghana Loud, a strain of cannabis, weighing 700 kilogrammes and a Ford delivery truck marked JJJ 698 YJ were recovered at Okun -Ajah Beach, while two suspects: Innocent Ejidiobo and Friday Paul were nabbed along Ajah -Epe expressway by NDLEA operatives last Friday.

Recovered from them include: 26 kilogrammes Ghana Loud, 123 grammes of methamphetamine and 45 grammes of Molly as well as their delivery van with registration number AJK 191 LG.

NDLEA operatives in Borno state on Saturday arrested Godwin Nwaobi, 42, with 18,759 ampoules of pentazocine, pills of tramadol and rohypnol at Njimtilo, Maiduguri, coming on the heels of the seizure of 10,000 pills of tramadol from another suspect Abdulrahman Ahmadu, 34, last Wednesday, their counterparts in Gombe state recovered a total of 116,226 pills of tramadol and D-5 from five suspects: Hafiz Bello, 22; Isah Suleman, 48; Kabiru Muhammed, 30; Abdullahi Adamu, 30; and Abel Murna, 25, at Gombe main market and along Gombe-Kano road last Tuesday and last Saturday.

A suspect, Sabiu Bala was last Thursday arrested along Okene-Lokoja expressway in Kogi state while conveying 316.6 kilogrammes skunk, while another suspect Haladu Suleiman, 38, was nabbed by NDLEA operatives with 58.805 kilogrammes of same substance in Gubuchi area of Ikara local government area, Kaduna state.

In Taraba state, three suspects: Auwal Ibrahim, 30; Lukman Ibrahim, 18; and Hamza Adamu, 25, were on Saturday arrested by NDLEA officers at Lanka Viri checkpoint while conveying 577,890 pills of opioids and 1.16 kilogrammes skunk concealed in tyre compartment of a petrol tanker marked MUB 334 YH. The arrest of the trio last Tuesday, according to Babafemi, followed credible intelligence.

He said three other suspects: Shamsudini Abdullahi, 35; Adamu Abdullahi,21; and Magaji Rabo, 26, were nabbed with 48.1 kilogrammes skunk at Janguza barracks area of Kano state by NDLEA operatives last Wednesday.

He noted that the War Against Drug Abuse (WADA) social advocacy activities by NDLEA commands equally continued across the country in the past week.

Meanwhile, the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (Rtd), while commending the officers and men of MMIA, SOU, Edo, Lagos, Taraba, Kano, Kogi, Gombe, Borno and kaduna commands of the agency for the arrests and seizures of the past week, equally praised their counterparts in all the commands across the country for pursuing a fair balance between their drug supply reduction and drug demand reduction efforts.

NDLEA Recovers Cocaine, Loud from Microwaves, Lipsticks at Lagos Airport, Nabs Wanted Drug Kingpin

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Troops ambush, neutralise two terrorists in Bama, recover weapons

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Troops ambush, neutralise two terrorists in Bama, recover weapons

By: Zagazola Makama

Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have neutralised two terrorists in a successful ambush at Dipchari, near Banki Junction in Bama Local Government Area of Borno.

The ambush, conducted by troops of 151 Task Force Battalion on Friday evening, followed intelligence on terrorist movements in the area, according to a special situation report from the Headquarters 7 Division, Nigerian Army, on Saturday in Maiduguri.

During the encounter, the troops killed two insurgents while others fled with possible gunshot wounds.

Recovered items include two AK-47 rifles, two magazines, 16 rounds of 7.62mm special ammunition, one RPG tube, and a motorcycle.

Operation Hadin Kai troops have intensified clearance operations, ambushes, and patrols across the North East in recent weeks, aimed at denying terrorists freedom of movement and access to logistics.

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Two drug kingpins convicted, sentenced to 10 years imprisonment

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Two drug kingpins convicted, sentenced to 10 years imprisonment

By: Michael Mike

The National Drug Law Enforcement Against (NDLEA) has gotten two drug kingpins convicted and sentenced by a Federal High Court in Lagos.

A statement on Tuesday by the spokesman of the anti-narcotics agency Femi Babafemi read that: “Two notorious drug kingpins: 37-year-old Ajetsibo Emami popularly known as ‘Warri Kinsman’ and 51-year-old Solomon Akpomuai have been convicted and sentenced to a combined 10 years imprisonment by a Federal High Court in Lagos.”

He said Emami was arrested in Ikeja Lagos on Saturday 28th June 2025 after NDLEA operatives dismantled his drug trafficking network in a three-day operation leading to the arrest of three other suspects.

He added that recovered from Emami’s network were 24 jumbo bags containing 681 pouches of Canadian Loud, a strain of cannabis weighing 414.2 kilogrammes.

Babafemi said the bust of Emami’s drug ring followed credible intelligence on his attempt to move the shipment to Lekki area of Lagos, from where it will be distributed to other parts of the state and across the country.

He said Emami was subsequently arraigned before Justice Deinde Dipeolu of the Federal High Court 8 Lagos in charge number FHC/L/636C/2025 bordering on dealing in illicit drugs.

In his ruling delivered on Monday, the trial judge convicted Emami on the one count charge filed against him by NDLEA prosecutor Assistant Commander of Narcotics Buhari Abdullahi, sentencing him to six years in prison with an option of N50 million fine in lieu of jail.

Babafemi said, in his case, Solomon Akpomuai was first arrested by men of Customs Service along Shagamu-Ijebu-Ode expressway with 2,197.8 kilogrammes of skunk, a strain of cannabis on 3rd June 2025 and transferred to NDLEA on 16th June after which he was arraigned in charge number FHC/L/635C before Justice Dipeolu for trafficking illicit drugs in large commercial quantity. Also delivering his judgement on the matter, the trial judge convicted and sentenced Akpomuai to four years in prison with an option of N50million fine.

Meanwhile the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of NDLEA, Brig Gen Mohamed Buba Marwa (rtd) has described the conviction of the two drug kingpins as an indication that Nigeria will sooner than later surmount the menace of substance abuse and illicit drug trafficking as a result of the positive outcomes of the current balanced approach to the agency’s drug supply reduction and drug demand reduction efforts.

He commended the judiciary, NDLEA officers involved in the investigation and prosecution of the cases as well as other stakeholders for their commitment to the cause of a drug free country.

Two drug kingpins convicted, sentenced to 10 years imprisonment

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Kidnappers forced to abandon ransom, arms after accident in Nasarawa

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Kidnappers forced to abandon ransom, arms after accident in Nasarawa

By: Zagazola Makama

Kidnappers operating around Kokona Local Government Area of Nasarawa State have abandoned a ransom and arms after their getaway vehicle was involved in an accident.

The incident occurred on Monday morning at Angwan Mayo, along Kokona axis, when the gang’s Peugeot 406 car, loaded with guns, crashed shortly after collecting ransom from their victims.

Witnesses said the kidnappers managed to escape the scene, leaving behind the money and weapons.

Troops of the Nigerian Army were swiftly deployed, securing the vehicle and recovering the abandoned items.

Security forces have intensified pursuit of the fleeing suspects.

Kidnappers forced to abandon ransom, arms after accident in Nasarawa

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