Police Neutralise Notorious Thug in Kano After Knife Attack

By: Zagazola Makama

A notorious thug and suspected armed robber, identified as Baba Beru, who had long terrorised residents of Gwammaja and surrounding areas in Kano metropolis, was killed on Tuesday following an attempted attack on police personnel.
According to eyewitnesses and security sources, the incident occurred when police operatives confronted the suspect during a routine operation.

Zagazola learnt that Baba Beru, in an attempt to resist arrest, reportedly drew a knife and lunged at the officers, prompting them to respond with lethal force.
The suspect was neutralised on the spot, bringing to an end a reign of fear that had gripped parts of the city for months.
The development sparked wild celebrations among local residents, many of whom described the late Baba Beru as a menace responsible for numerous violent crimes, including armed robbery and street attacks.
Community members expressed relief over the operation and commended the police for swiftly addressing the security threat.
Police authorities are yet to release an official statement as of the time of filing this report.

Police Neutralise Notorious Thug in Kano After Knife Attack

Bandit Attack in Kajuru LGA Leaves One Dead, Several Kidnapped

By: Zagazola Makama

Armed bandits attacked the Ruga Fulani settlement in Iburu Village, Kajuru LGA, on the night of April 18, 2025, resulting in the death of a 70-year-old man and the kidnapping of several individuals.

Sources told Zagazola Makama that the attack occurred around 10:20 PM when the bandits opened fire on the residents. Alhaji Ahmadu Adamu, who was shot in the chest, was rushed to the General Hospital in Kajuru but was confirmed dead by the doctor on duty.

The family of the deceased requested that his body be released for burial according to Islamic rites without a post-mortem examination.

Efforts are underway by security agencies, to locate and rescue the kidnapped victims and apprehend the perpetrators of the attack.

Bandit Attack in Kajuru LGA Leaves One Dead, Several Kidnapped

NDLEA intercepts cocaine in Saudi-bound religious books

By: Michael Mike

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted a shipment of cocaine concealed in 20 sets of religious books going to Saudi Arabia.

The spokesman of the anti-narcotics agency, Femi Babafemi in a statement on Sunday said the cocaine consignment consisting of 20 parcels with a total weight of 500 grammes and buried in the pages of the religious books was uncovered at a courier company in Lagos last Tuesday when NDLEA officers of the Directorate of Operations and General Investigation (DOGI) were searching through export cargos going to Saudi Arabia at the logistics firm.

Babafemi said at another courier company same day, NDLEA officers intercepted five parcels of Loud, a strong strain of cannabis weighing 2.8 kilogrammes hidden in a carton coming from the United States of America.

In Kano, a 22-year-old alleged supplier of illicit substances to bandits, Muhammad Mohammed, has been arrested by NDLEA operatives on patrol along Bichi – Kano road while heading to Katsina with 277 ampoules of pentazocine injection tied to his thigh and private part with Sellotape.

He was intercepted on Sunday 13th April, while another suspect, Mohammed Abdulrahman Abdulaziz, 43, was nabbed same day at Research Rimin Kebe area of Nasarawa, Kano with 68 blocks of skunk, a strain of cannabis, weighing 30 kilogrammes.

He said not less than 557.2 kilogrammes of skunk, 5.6 kilogrammes of methamphetamine and 29.8 grammes of heroin were recovered from a house along Major General Isaiah Alllison Street, Opolo, Yenagoa, Bayelsa state where four suspects were arrested when NDLEA operatives raided the premises last Wednesday

Babafemi said the four suspects arrested during the raid include: Sarimiye Suwa, 46; Roland Prosper, 34; Sarimiye Tare, 45; and Fidelis Ugbesla, 46, while a total of 1,100 kilogrammes of skunk were recovered from a delivery van with the driver, Ismail Abdullahi arrested in Surulere area of Lagos last Thursday.

In Kaduna, NDLEA operatives last Friday raided the hideout of a suspect, Ike Ani, 30, in Zaria, where no fewer than 31,950 pills of tramadol 225mg and diazepam were recovered, and in Kebbi, along Bagudo road on the same day a vehicle loaded with bags of charcoal coming from Malabil, Benin Republic was intercepted, when the vehicle was search, 97 kilogrammes of skunk concealed in the sacks of charcoal was recovered.

. Three suspects: Abubakar Ibrahim, 50; Mustapha Aliyu, 32; and Bashar Lawali, 28, were arrested in connection with the seizure.

A 48-year-old Okafor Marcel was nabbed with 11.5 kilogrammes skunk at Abatete, Anambra state while NDLEA operatives in Osogbo, Osun state last Tuesday arrested Ajala Mercy, 27, with 43 litres of skushi, a mixture of black currant, cannabis and opioids recovered from her room at Dada estate, Halleluyah area of the state capital.

Babafemi said two cannabis farms in Egbeta forest, Ovia North East LGA, Edo state were raided by NDLEA operatives who destroyed 3,717.8625 kilogrammes of the psychoactive plant on 1.487145 hectares and recovered 136.5 kilogrammes of processed cannabis.

At the Tincan seaport in Lagos, a suspect Basorun Kayode, 40, who has been at large for two years was arrested by NDLEA officers in connection with the seizure of 107 kilogrammes Loud imported from Canada in 2023, while another suspect, Dauda Yakubu who distributes illicit drugs within the seaport community was arrested by a team of operatives last Monday.

The spokesman said 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 DOGI, Kano, Lagos, Kaduna, Kebbi, Osun, Zone 13, Edo and Tin-can 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 ensuring a fair balance between their drug supply reduction and drug demand reduction efforts.

NDLEA intercepts cocaine in Saudi-bound religious books