“Meanwhile, operatives in Plateau State on Friday, 20th September, arrested a wanted suspect, Jonathan Ali Abuttur, aged 46, on Agingi-Rukuba Road, Bassa LGA, in possession of 808 kg of cannabis sativa concealed in 68 bags of sugar and fertiliser. Their counterparts in Kwara also nabbed Shaibu Musa with 28 kg of the same psychoactive substance.”
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Police recover arms, vehicles in Anambra after raid on criminal hideouts
Police recover arms, vehicles in Anambra after raid on criminal hideouts
The Anambra State Police Command says it has raided a criminal hide out in Lilu, Mbosi in Isseke, Ihiala Local Government Area of the state.
In a statement on Saturday, the spokesman for the state police, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, said the raid was following security intelligence gathered over time, adding it’s joint security forces carried out the operation.
Ikenga said three unexploded improvised explosives, two abandoned vehicles, some explosives materials like copper wires, fuel and other dangerous materials were recovered during the raid.
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The statement read, “Following the security intelligence gathered over time, the Joint Security Forces in a planned and coordinated operation busted a criminal camp in Lilu, Mbosi and Isseke areas of Ihiala LGA, recovered three unexploded improvised explosives, two abandoned vehicles, some explosives materials like copper wires, fuel and other dangerous materials.
“The Commissioner of Police, CP Nnaghe Itam, while charging the operatives to sustain the tempo of the operations assured the good people of the state, the commitment of the Police and other security agencies to continue to dominate and deny the criminal elements the space they enjoy to commit havoc in the State.
“The joint operations are still ongoing and further development shall be communicated.”
Some yet-to-be-identified assailants on Monday attacked the Umunze Police Station in Orumba South Local Government Area of the state.
Police recover arms, vehicles in Anambra after raid on criminal hideouts
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NDLEA arrests 80-year-old man with N14.9bn opioids
NDLEA arrests 80-year-old man with N14.9bn opioids
An 80-year-old grandfather, Aremu Shojobi, has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency with 14 kilogrammes of cannabis.
According to the agency, Shojobi confessed to selling illicit drugs for the past 25 years.
A statement on Sunday from the agency’s spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, stated that the suspect obtained the drugs from Benin Republic.
Babafemi said, “Operatives of the Lagos State Strategic Command of the agency arrested an 80-year-old grandfather, Pa Aremu Shojobi, with 14 kilograms of cannabis at his home in the Iyana Ipaja area of the state on Friday, 20th September. In his statement, the octogenarian claimed he had been in the business of selling illicit drugs for 25 years. He further claimed he sourced his supplies from Benin Republic and sold to his customers from his residence between 7 am and 10 pm every day.”
Babafemi also reported that a total of 25 million pills of tapentadol, an opioid three times stronger than tramadol, and 350,000 bottles of codeine-based syrup were recovered at the Tincan port complex in Lagos.
He added that the seizures were made on 17th and 20th September 2024, from three containers that had been on the agency’s watchlist following processed intelligence.
“As a result, the NDLEA requested a 100% joint examination of the shipments with officers from the Nigeria Customs Service and other security agencies. The 25 million pills of tapentadol have an estimated street value of N13,725,000,000, while the codeine consignment has an estimated street value of N2,450,000,000, bringing the total value of the seizures to N14,950,000,000.
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“The tapentadol consignment, packed in 500 cartons, was discovered in one of the containers on Tuesday, 17th September, while another container examined the same day contained 175,000 bottles of Barcadin cough syrup with codeine packed in 875 cartons. The third container, containing 175,000 bottles of CSC cough syrup with codeine, was examined on Friday, 20th September,” the statement added.
Similarly, Babafemi reported that NDLEA operatives in Lagos, on 18th September, raided the homes of community leader and Sarkin Yamma of Badagry West LCDA, Alhaji Bashir Mohammed Talba, where a total of 226 kg of cannabis was recovered from his two wives and son.
He noted that although Alhaji Talba is currently at large, a search of his house in the Ashipa area of Seme Badagry led to the recovery of 93 compressed blocks of cannabis sativa weighing 57.6 kg from his first wife, Asma’u Bashiru, aged 35, and son, Sadat Bashiru, aged 22. Another search of his house in the Aketegbo area of Seme Badagry resulted in the seizure of 302 compressed blocks of cannabis weighing 168.6 kg from his second wife, Hauwa Bashir, aged 42.
“No less than 720 blocks of Arizona, a strain of cannabis weighing 390 kg, were also recovered from a Mitsubishi delivery van marked MUS 720 XH in the Ojo area of Lagos on Monday, 16th September,” he added.
At Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano, Babafemi stated that NDLEA operatives arrested a 38-year-old drug mule, Okafor Ifeanyi Anthony, on 15th September while attempting to board a Qatar Airlines flight to Iran via Doha with 76 wraps of cocaine in his stomach.
“After three days of observation, Okafor excreted the 76 pellets of ingested cocaine, weighing 1.267 kg. In Kogi State, NDLEA officers on patrol along the Okene-Lokoja-Abuja expressway on Tuesday, 17th September, recovered 700,000 pills of exol-5 coming from Lagos for distribution in Kano and Kaduna. A suspect, Udemefuna Chibuike, aged 23, was arrested by operatives on Friday, 20th September, along Mokwa-Jebba road, Niger State, in possession of 49,000 tablets of tramadol, 20,000 tablets of diazepam, 100 ampoules of tramadol injection, and 50 bottles of cough syrup with codeine,” Babafemi added.
The statement continued, “A total of 451 blocks of cannabis weighing 213 kg were intercepted along Azikiwe Road, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on Wednesday, 18th September, by NDLEA officers who apprehended a suspect, Ogochukwu Paul, aged 33, conveying the consignment to a notorious drug haven in Borikiri.
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‘Stop checking your partner’s phone’
‘Stop checking your partner’s phone’
Popular media personality, Idowu Adeyemi, popularly known as Yhemolee, has advised couples to stop checking their partners’ phones in a bid to monitor them against cheating.
The night-life influencer, who recently tied the knot with his longtime girlfriend, Thayour B, stated that it’s risky to check one’s partner’s phone.
He emphasised that one could lose their mind and even life as a result of what they might discover from the partner’s phone.
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Speaking in a video message shared via his Instagram account, Yhemolee said, “My friend called me this morning and told me his fiancée is in the hospital struggling to breathe.
“I asked if she had any terminal illness and he said no. He said she checked his phone overnight. My point is, stop checking your partner’s phone, if you die, the person that made you lose your life will move on.
“My friend confirmed to me that if his fiancée went through his phone very well, she might not survive and even if she survives, whenever she remembers what she saw, she would be traumatised.”
‘Stop checking your partner’s phone’
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Blackout in Maiduguri after B’Haram blows up restored 330kV transmission line
Blackout in Maiduguri after B’Haram blows up restored 330kV transmission line
In the early hours of Sunday, suspected Boko Haram terrorists targeted the 330kV transmission line connecting Damaturu and Maiduguri, just three weeks after its restoration by the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN).
According to a report by security analyst and counter insurgency expert, Zagazola Makama, indicate that the attackers utilized improvised explosive devices (IEDs) around 2 a.m., causing widespread power outages in Maiduguri and nearby regions.
Makama criticized TCN for its decision to publicly announce the restoration of power on social media, labeling it “unprofessional” and “dangerously counterproductive.”
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He cautioned that such disclosures could attract further attacks from terrorist groups.
Makama, who is known for his pointed critiques of security measures, noted Boko Haram’s history of targeting essential facilities in the area.
He expressed concerns about TCN’s communication strategy, suggesting that the company failed to apply lessons from previous incidents and lacks effective crisis management skills.
Blackout in Maiduguri after B’Haram blows up restored 330kV transmission line
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