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NDLEA uncovers illicit drug consignment in commercial bus engine, arrests two grandpas
NDLEA uncovers illicit drug consignment in commercial bus engine, arrests two grandpas
By: Michael Mike
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted illicit drug consignment concealed in the engine compartment of an interstate commercial bus just as two grandfathers were taken into custody over drug trafficking.
A statement on Sunday by the spokesman of the anti-narcotics agency, Femi Babafemi said no fewer than 5.2 kilogrammes of cannabis sativa and opioids were discovered last Thursday
in the engine compartment of an interstate commercial bus marked VDY 187 XA along Gbongan – Ibadan road, Osun state by NDLEA officers on stop and search operation on the highway.
He said the bus driver, Iorliam Dominic, 35, who took responsibility for the concealment has been taken into custody for further investigation.
Babafemi said last Wednesday, a 26-year-old lady, Obasanmi Iyanu, who produces and distributes skuchies was arrested during a raid on her hideout in Osogbo, the Osun state capital, during which at least, 16.5 litres of the illicit substance and different quantities of molly and cannabis were recovered from her during the raid.
He stated that NDLEA operatives in Borno state have arrested two grandfathers, a 70-year-old Mallam Mai Gemu Adam and 65-year-old Yamama Musa for drug trafficking.
He said they were arrested on Saturday along with 24-year-old Abubakar Ya’u and Babagana Ali, 28, in Maiduguri and Gamboru-Ngala respectively while 32,000 ampoules of tramadol injection were recovered from them.
He revealed that on the same day, operatives in neighbouring Yobe State at Geidam intercepted a Golf 3 salon car heading to Gagamari in Niger republic, where the occupant, Alhaji Mala Tijjani, 28, was to deliver 40 blocks of cannabis weighing 24.5 kilogrammes to another dealer, while 42 cartons containing 8,400 bottles of codeine syrup weighing 1,260 kilogrammes were recovered from a driver, Mutari Ya’u, 29, at Katsina road, Kaduna last Tuesday.
In Kano state, Nura Yusuf, 35, was arrested with 62 kilogrammes cannabis at Gadar Tamburawa area, where Abubakar Sani, 40, was also nabbed with 244 bottles of codeine syrup, while Mohammad Alkali, 28, was found with 49,800 pills of tramadol along Kano-Maiduguri road, last Thursday.
NDLEA operatives in Lagos state last Wednesday arrested Aba Thomas at Igbo Elerin area of the state where 84 litres of skuchies, 1.1 litres of codeine syrup, 4 kilogrammes cannabis sativa, and 800 tablets of tramadol 225mg were seized from him.
In Abuja, no fewer than eight suspects were arrested last Friday where NDLEA officers raided the notorious Karu abattoir drug joint in the city FCT with 51.3 kilogrammes cannabis recovered from them. Those arrested include: Buhari Muhammadu; Jamilu Muhammed; Abubakar Wappa; Yahaya Tasiu; Ezekiel Mulanda; Abba Haruna; Habibu Umar and Shamsu Lawali.
In Plateau state, two suspects: Pam Thomas, 45, and Stephen Nyam, 38, were on Monday arrested with cannabis weighing 611.428kg at Zawan, Jos South, while in Kogi state, NDLEA officers intercepted a commercial J5 bus coming from Onitsha, Anambra state to Zaria, Kaduna state on Wednesday 6th March along Okene-Lokoja-Abuja expressway where a total of 8,580 pills of tramadol and exol-5 were seized from a suspect, Yusuf Abdullahi, 40.
In Enugu state, operatives last Tuesday raided some locked-up shops at the new market in Enugu metropolitan area where 371.42 kilogrammes cannabis and 9.49 grammes of methamphetamine were recovered.
The NDLEA commands across the country in the same vein balanced their drug supply reduction operations with War Against Drug Abuse, WADA, advocacy campaigns to schools, markets, worship centres and communities.
Meanwhile, while commending the efforts of the Borno, Kogi, Kaduna, Kano, Osun, Lagos, Plateau, Enugu, Yobe and FCT commands of the agency for jobs well done in the past week, Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (Retd) charged them and their compatriots in other formations nationwide not to rest on their oars as they continue to intensify their drug supply reduction and drug demand reduction activities.
NDLEA uncovers illicit drug consignment in commercial bus engine, arrests two grandpas
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Zulum Inaugurates Borno’s 2024 Hajj Committee
Zulum Inaugurates Borno’s 2024 Hajj Committee
By: Our Reporter
Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has inaugurated the 2024 Hajj committee that would ensure the proper welfare of Pilgrims from the state during the forthcoming 2024 Hajj exercise.
Inaugurating the committee on Saturday at the council chamber of the government house in Maiduguri, Zulum assured improved welfare for all pilgrims from Borno State.
The 21-member committee would be chaired by the Senator representing Borno Central, Barrister Kaka Shehu Lawan.
The governor charged the committee members to work diligently towards meeting the expectations of pilgrims from Borno State.
He said, “I urge you to be dedicated in order to reduce some of the complaints by pilgrims.”
Zulum also noted that the pilgrim welfare board would be reorganised to become a commission to reduce the financial burden resulting from the pilgrimage activities by the government.
“We have to reorganise the Pilgrim Welfare Board; we shall convert the board to a commission. Establishing a commission reduces government spending and ensures more accountability and transparency,” Zulum said.
The governor also explained why the deputy governor, who has been the Chairman of the state Hajj committee for the last four years could not serve in that capacity this year.
Zulum said, “Since I assumed office as governor of Borno in 2019, the deputy governor has been the Chair of our Hajj committee. But this year, we decided to change because I am also going and don’t want to create a leadership vacuum in the state. He will oversee the affairs of the state in my absence.”
Responding, the committee’s Chairman, Senator Kaka Shehu Lawan, urged the committee members to consider the assignment a serious job involving issues of welfare, safety and the logistics involved from Maiduguri to Saudi Arabia and returning them to the country.
He expressed gratitude to Governor Babagana Umara Zulum for finding them worthy and assured him of delivering on the task given to them.
Zulum Inaugurates Borno’s 2024 Hajj Committee
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IED planted by ISWAP Kills 8 Civilian JTF Members In Borno
IED planted by ISWAP Kills 8 Civilian JTF Members In Borno
By: Zagazola Makama
At Least 8 members of the Civilian Joint Task Force have been killed by an improvised explosive device (IED) planted by ISWAP terrorists in Gamborun Local Government Area of Borno State.
It was gathered that the victims instantly died after they stepped on a landmine suspected to have been planted by ISWAP on Saturday, April 27, 2024, on their way to Maiduguri from Gamborun Ngala.
Intelligence sources told Zagazola Makama that three other victims sustained various degrees of injuries.
The wounded were evacuated to the hospital while the nine CJTF who paid the supreme price were taken to their families for burial arrangements.
IED planted by ISWAP Kills 8 Civilian JTF Members In Borno
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Zulum Approves Employment for 15 People with Disability
Zulum Approves Employment for 15 People with Disability
By: Michael Mike
Borno State Governor, Prof Babagana Zulum has approved the employment of 15 people with disability with bachelor’s degree certificates, NCEs, diplomas and vocational training certificates.
The governor gave the approval in Maiduguri on Friday night at the Government House.
He said: “I am delighted to note that despite your disability, you people are not lazy; you decided to pursue your education, and for this, I want to commend you.
“I directed the Commissioner of Education to process your application for employment for my approval immediately. Therefore, I want to bring to your kind notice that you should be on the payroll of Borno State Government effective 1st May, 2024, in sha Allah.”
He directed the commissioner of education, Engr Lawan Abba Wakilbe, to review the activities of all the blind schools in Borno State in order to train more people with disability.
Zulum also ordered the Ministry of Education to work out modalities for introducing the teaching of special education courses at the College of Education in Bama.
“I am happy that they have obtained their qualifications in different specialisations. Let’s strengthen the College of Education in Bama to start delivering courses on special education,” Zulum ordered.
Earlier in his address, Borno State Branch Chairman of the Nigerian Association of the Blind, Mohammed Mustapha, expressed gratitude to Governor Zulum for approving employment for his members.
Zulum Approves Employment for 15 People with Disability
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