NDLEA Busts Major Meth Lab in Oyo Forest, Arrests Mexican Drug Expert, Four Nigerians

NDLEA Busts Major Meth Lab in Oyo Forest, Arrests Mexican Drug Expert, Four Nigerians

By Zainab Uzomah|Abuja The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has dismantled a fortified industrial-scale methamphetamine laboratory hidden deep inside a forest in Oyo State and arrested five suspected members of a transnational drug cartel, including a Mexican national believed to be the syndicate's meth production expert. The operation, carried out by NDLEA tactical operatives at Tapa Village in Ibarapa North Local Government Area of Oyo State, is being described […]

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Military Offensive Frees Four Kidnap Victims Held With Late General Rabe Abubakar

By Zainab Uzomah|Abuja Troops of the Nigerian Army have rescued four kidnap victims during ongoing operations targeting a notorious bandit leader, Kachalla Muhammadu Fulani, and his criminal network in Katsina State. The rescue followed a coordinated offensive operation conducted on Tuesday by troops of the 17 Brigade Strike Group and Quick Response Force, supported by troops of the 8 Division Special Forces, under Operation CLEAN SWEEP III. The troops, aided […]

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Anambra Police Detain Four Over Alleged Murder, Child Abuse

By Zainab Uzomah|Abuja The Anambra State Police Command has taken four suspects into custody over separate cases involving alleged murder and child abuse, while commending residents for providing information that aided the investigations. In a statement issued on Monday, the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, said one of the suspects, Ifechukwu Okechukwu, 33, is being investigated over the alleged murder and secret burial of his 23-year-old girlfriend. According […]

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Troops Kill Four Criminals, Rescue Kidnap Victims in Benue, Taraba Crackdown

Troops of Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS) have neutralised four criminals, rescued two kidnapped victims and recovered arms during a series of operations across Benue and Taraba states. In a statement signed by the Acting Media Information Officer, Headquarters Joint Task Force Operation Whirl Stroke, Lieutenant Ahmad Zubairu Zubairu, the military said two armed robbers were killed during an operation along the Rafin Kada–Donga road in Taraba State, where troops also […]

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Troops Kill Four Criminals, Rescue Kidnap Victims in Benue, Taraba Operations

By Zainab Uzomah| Abuja Troops of Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS) have neutralised four criminals, rescued two kidnapped victims and recovered arms and ammunition during a series of operations across Benue and Taraba states. According to OPWS, troops on patrol along the Rafin Kada–Donga road in Taraba State engaged armed robbers, killing two and recovering an AK-47 rifle, magazines, ammunition and cash. In Benue State, troops responding to a kidnap incident […]

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Troops rescue four kidnap victims, arrest suspected criminal network member in South-East

By Zainab Uzomah|Abuja Troops of Operation UDO KA have rescued four kidnap victims in Enugu State and arrested a suspected member of a criminal network in Ebonyi State during ongoing security operations under Operation Eastern Sanity. According to a statement signed by Olabisi Olalekan Ayeni, troops of the 82 Division Garrison deployed at Akama acted on intelligence about a kidnap attempt along the Akama-Iwollo Road in Enugu State on April […]

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Troops kill suspected kidnapper, rescue four victims in Edo forest raid

By Zainab Uzomah|Abuja Troops of the Nigerian Army have killed a suspected kidnapper, rescued four abducted victims and arrested another suspect during security operations in Edo State. According to a statement signed by Captain Kennedy Anyanwu, Assistant Director of Army Public Relations for 4 Brigade in Benin City, the operations were carried out by troops of the brigade under 2 Division Nigerian Army in collaboration with the Edo State Security […]

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Police arrest kidnap kingpin, kill four in Delta

Operatives of the Delta State Police Command have arrested a notorious kidnap kingpin, Abubakar Usman, also known as Shehu and killed four members of his gang. The police said the suspect was arrested during a fierce gun battle during a sting operation on Thursday. This was disclosed by the Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, in a statement on Monday. Recovered arms. Photo: Police Adejobi said Usman was caught […]

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Four Lagos drug lords jailed 28 years, forfeit VGC houses

Four drug kingpins involved in the historic seizure of 2,139.55 kilograms of cocaine at an Ikorodu residential estate in 2022 have been sentenced by a Federal High Court in Lagos. The convicts —Soji Jubril Oke, 71; Wasiu Akinade, 55; Emmanuel Arinze Chukwu, 67; and Kelvin Christopher Smith, 44, a Jamaican— were arrested by the Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement Agency operatives in various locations across Lagos between Sunday night, September 18, […]

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