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NDLEA seizes N80m worth of drugs, arrests 134 suspects in Q3
NDLEA seizes N80m worth of drugs, arrests 134 suspects in Q3
The National Drug Law, Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) FCT command has seized 3,988.74 kilograms of assorted drugs with a monetary value of N80milion.
The FCT commander, Commander of Narcotics, (CN) Mr Kabir Tsakuwa disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Abuja.
Tsakuwa however, said that a total of 134 suspected drug traffickers, peddlers and abusers were also arrested in the same period.
He named the assorted drugs as cannabis Sativa, Cocaine, Methamphetamine, Tramadol, Rohypnol and Diazepam.
He added that the major drug seized by the Operatives of the NDLEA was cannabis sativa adding that many suspects were prosecuted and convicted in the same period.
According to him, cannabis sativa seized within the same period are 3,861.789kg while cocaine intercepted were 0.038Kg
“Others includes diazepam which weighs 13.63Kg, Tramadol weighs 105.136Kg while Methamphetamine weighs 3.024Kg, Ectasy weighs 0.009kg with Pentazocine weighing 1.070Kg.
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“134 suspected drugs users and traffickers were arrested in third quarter in which 128 are males and six are females.
“The total street value of drugs seized within the same period is about Eighty Million Naira (N80m).
“One hundred and four (104) suspects were prosecuted, out of which 27 were convicted, ” he said.
Speaking on what the command had been doing to ensure reduction of usage and trafficking of illicit drugs in the FCT, the NDLEA boss said that the Command had a balanced approach in drug control strategy.
This, he said was via drug demand reduction and drug supply reduction as they both complemented each other.
He said the demand reduction was aimed at preventive measures while the supply reduction strategy was about enforcement duties.
He said “under the preventive strategy, we have a sustainable intensive sensitisation and public enlightenment programme using the platform of “War Against Drug Abuse” (WADA).
Tsakuwa said that WADA was a social advocacy campaign designed to get every Nigerian involved in the task of ridding the country of illicit substance.
”We organised programmes in schools, corporate organisations, religious places of worship (Mosques and Churches), etc. to ensure involvement of all stakeholders.
“We collaborate with quite a number of Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) and other stakeholders to carry out sensitisation.
“We also provide support systems for drug dependent individuals through counseling at our rehabilitation centre that is manned by well learned counseling experts.
“Clients are counseled for a period of three, six and 12 months depending on the level of addiction of the individual.
“Under Supply reduction, we embark on arrest of drug offenders, investigation and prosecution, ” he said.
NDLEA seizes N80m worth of drugs, arrests 134 suspects in Q3
(NAN)
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Kaduna ambush claims soldier’s life, stepmother abducted
Kaduna ambush claims soldier’s life, stepmother abducted
The community of Anguwan Rimi in Zango Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State has been shaken by tragedy as a soldier, Yahaya Ayuba (Zabuyia), was reportedly killed, and his stepmother abducted by gunmen.
Confirming the incident, a family member, Mr. Kantiok Solomon, revealed that the soldier had recently returned from Lagos and was engaged in a discussion with his family members at the palace when the assailants struck. Despite his resistance, the gunmen, noticing his uniform, fatally shot him.
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Angelo Tagwai, another resident, echoed Solomon’s sentiments, expressing the community’s shock and emphasizing the urgency for security forces to intervene and ensure the perpetrators are brought to justice. This incident marks the third such violent occurrence in the area, heightening concerns among locals.
Efforts to obtain official comments from the Kaduna State Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Mansir Hassan, were unsuccessful as calls and messages went unanswered.
Kaduna ambush claims soldier’s life, stepmother abducted
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Lagos Govt insists no attachment to shops, buildings
Lagos Govt insists no attachment to shops, buildings
Lagos State Government has maintained its zero-tolerance stance against illegal construction of extensions and attachments to shops and buildings in any part of the state.
General Manager of the Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA), Gbolahan Owodunni Oki, an architect, stated this.
He spoke at a multi-agency enforcement carried out to remove extensions and attachments affixed to shops and plazas within the Lagos Island Central Business.
The action, he said, would bring about safety and orderliness to the markets and streets in the area.
A statement by Olaoye Olusegun, Director of Public Affairs at LASBCA, quoted Oki as saying those extensions affixed to shops and buildings within the area were constituting nuisance and a hindrance to rescue operations during emergencies.
He cited the case of fire outbreak in Mandilas building where first responders such as the state fire and rescue services could not access the burning building due to blockage of the roads and streets by traders with their extensions and attachments.
He told all owners of shops and business premises with extensions/ attachments to remove them immediately.
Oki disclosed that the removal exercise would be continuous and extended to other parts of the state.
He stressed that Lagos State would no longer tolerate the level of lawlessness going on in the commercial areas, especially Lagos Island where every available space was being converted to shops extending to the roads.
Oki also frowned on the practice of mounting diesel and petrol generators on rooftops, penthouses and iron staircases of shops and plazas within commercial centres.
The multi-agency exercise comprising the Lagos State Building Control Agency, Lagos State Neighbourhood Watch, Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, Central Business Districts and Lagos State Environmental Services amongst others, witnessed the removal of attachments to shops around Nnamdi Azikiwe Street, Dosunmu, Ereko, Eyin Eyo, Martins, Balogun and its adjoining streets.
The removal is part of the recommendations of the Dosunmu Fire Incident Committee headed by the Commissioner for Special Duties and Intergovernmental Relations, Mr Gbenga Oyerinde.
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BREAKING: Workers stranded as Labour pickets Jos DisCo, NERC
BREAKING: Workers stranded as Labour pickets Jos DisCo, NERC
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have picket the headquarters of Jos Electricity Distribution Company (JED) along Ahmadu way in the metropolis.
The sealing of office was carried out by Plateau chapter of NLC and TUC officials in compliance with the directive of the Organised Labour over the hike in Electricity Tariff.
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It was gathered that workers of the electricity company were locked out by an enforcement team as early as 6:30 a m.
According to The Nation, Jos Disco spokesman Dr. Friday Elijah said: ” The office of JED has been picketed. We were locked out, when we came to the office. It has been sealed, nobody is allowed to entered, even my self ( the spokesman) and the chief security officer also outside.
All of us came this morning for work, we were locked out. The office has been picketed and sealed.
The chairman of Plateau chapter of NLC, Comrade Eugene Manji, the place has been picket and sealed in compliance with the directive of our National headquarters.
BREAKING: Workers stranded as Labour pickets Jos DisCo, NERC
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