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NDLEA nabs couple, one other with 1,125 rounds of ammunition, uncovers illicit drugs packaged as Christmas cookies, arrests distributors in Lagos

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  By Ebinum Samuel     Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have uncovered and dismantled a social media network used to distribute illicit substances packaged as imported Christmas cookies and snacks with two masterminds arrested and taken into custody after a raid on their hideout in Lekki area of Lagos. The drug syndicate run by the duo of Deji Adesanya and Olubiyi Majekodunmi had imported consignments of Canadian Loud, a strong strain of cannabis and a variety of colourful designer sachets with pictures and labels of cookies and snacks printed on them, and used to package the psychoactive substance in retail quantities. Following credible intelligence about the activities of the syndicate which operates and distributes through a WhatsApp platform, NDLEA operatives on Saturday 22nd November 2025 raided their apartment at Ojulari street, Ikate area of Lekki where a large quantity of the designer sachets and 5kilograms of Loud were recovered from them at the point of their arrest. In another operation in Lagos, NDLEA operatives on Thursday 27th November arrested a 38-year-old drug kingpin Philip Ucheka while taking delivery of 110 pouches of Canadian Loud weighing 55.6kg at Ladipo area of Mushin. At the point of his arrest, three delivery vehicles were also seized from him. At a courier company in Lagos, 100grams of Loud concealed in teddy bear imported from Thailand were intercepted on Thursday 27th November while a consignment of 548 capsules of tramadol hidden in bottles of Vitamin C and Magnesium going to the United Kingdom were recovered at another logistics firm the following day, Friday 28th November. In Oyo state, NDLEA officers on patrol along Lagos -Ibadan expressway on Saturday 29th November nabbed a suspect Wasiu Kareem, 55, with 8,000 ampoules of pentazocine injection; 590 bottles of codeine syrup; 1,500 pills of Co-codamol and 9,900 capsules of tramadol. No fewer than seven suspects were arrested on Monday 24th November when NDLEA operatives raided the Ipe forest in Akoko South East area of Ondo State where they recovered 3,077 kilograms of skunk, a strain of cannabis. Those arrested include: John Ede; Ede Ndubuisi; Ikenna Abe; Eze Chukwuma; Maduabuchi Odo; Nnaji Chudubem and Gorge Okowor.     While Anthony Sylvester, 49, was arrested along Okene/Lokoja highway Kogi state conveying 649kg skunk in a truck on Wednesday 26th November, NDLEA officers at the Seme Special Area Command on Friday 28th November raided a warehouse at Ashipa, Seme border area of Badagry, Lagos where they arrested a suspect Abubakar Shuaibu, 33, with 487 blocks of skunk weighing 243.5kg. In Kano, Tsalha Alasan, 47, was arrested along Zaria-Kano road with 137kg skunk on Monday 24th November, while three suspects: Godspower Appeal, 50; Ernest Upong, 55; and Godday Chukwudi, 38, were nabbed on Wednesday 26th November with 322 blocks of skunk weighing 209kilograms at Fanshanu village, Toro LGA, Bauchi state. A black Toyota Highlander jeep marked ABJ 533 EA used in conveying the consignment was also recovered from them. A suspect John Ekojo, 51, was arrested with 210.15kg skunk along Abuja/Jos highway on Saturday 29th November, while a couple: Abdullahi Abubakar, 45, and Jamila Abdullahi, 35, were nabbed along Abuja/Kaduna highway with 725 rounds of 7.62 mm live ammunition concealed in a sack of maize just as another suspect Awwal Sabiu, 20, was caught with 400 rounds of 7.62mm live ammunition at Abuja/Kaduna tollgate on Friday 28th November. With the same vigour, Commands and formations of the Agency across the country continued their War Against Drug Abuse (WADA) sensitization activities to schools, worship centres, work places and communities among others in the past week. These include: WADA sensitization lecture to students and staff of Government Junior Technical School, Kofar Kudu, Kano; Bright Eyes International School, Abakaliki, Ebonyi; dock workers and clearing agents at the Tincan Port, Lagos; Legacy International College, Nsukka, Enugu; and Seatos School, Ikorodu, Lagos, among others. While commending the officers and men of DOGI, Lagos, Ondo, Oyo, Kogi, Kaduna, Kano, Seme and Bauchi Commands for the various successful operations, Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (rtd) enjoined them and their colleagues across the country to continue with the ongoing balanced approach to the drug control efforts of the Agency.

NDLEA busts illicit drug warehouse, recovers N6.7 billion opioids, arrests baron, 5 others

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By Ebinum Samuel

This is a clear statement you’re no longer untouchable, we’ll smoke you out of your hiding, Marwa warns drug barons

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) continued their offensive action against drug syndicates in a nationwide crackdown with the dismantling of an opioids cartel in an intelligence-led operation during which a baron Onyekachi Pius Nwanagu and five members of his gang were arrested with illicit substances worth over N6.7 billion recovered from their secret warehouse in a residential estate in Lagos.
Following credible intelligence that the drug trafficking organisation (DTO) was about distributing over 7.2 million pills of tramadol 225mg and 526,200 bottles (52.6 million mls) of codeine syrup warehoused in a residential compound located at 23 Sunny Billa East Street, Bucknor, Isheri area of Isolo, Lagos state, ahead of the Christmas festive season, officers of a Special Operations Unit of NDLEA led a well coordinated operation between Wednesday 19th and Thursday 20th November 2025 to round up members of the syndicate and dismantle their criminal network.
Two members of the DTO: Egbo Innocent Udalor and Chukwe Emmanuel were trailed and arrested at Apple Junction, Festac area of Lagos on Wednesday 19th November while conveying 300 cartons of opioids in a truck. A follow up operation to the syndicate’s warehouse at Sunny Billa East Street, Bucknor the following day Thursday 20th November led to the arrest of Onyekachi Nwanagu and other members of his syndicate including: Nwoye Sunday Ali; Nnacho Ogochukwu; and Oraghalia Chukwuebuka Philip.

 

In all, a total of Seven Million Two Hundred and Seventy Two Thousand (7,272,000) pills of tramadol 225mg worth Three Billion Nine Hundred and Sixty Million Naira (N3,960,000,000) and 53 million mills of codeine syrup valued at over Two Billion Seven Hundred and Sixty Two Million Five Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira (N2,762,550,000), bringing the combined value of the seized drugs to Six Billion Seven Hundred and Twenty Two Million Five Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira (N6,722,550,000.00) only in street value were recovered and moved out of the estate in eleven trucks to NDLEA’s central exhibit complex in Lagos.
While commending the Commander and operatives of the Special Operations Unit as well as those of Strike Force Unit involved in the dismantling of the syndicate, Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of NDLEA, Brig Gen Mohamed Buba Marwa (rtd) praised the officers’ professionalism and dedication, describing the breakthrough as a major blow to the cartels preying on Nigeria’s youth.
“This is not just an arrest; it is a clear and unambiguous statement. The seizure of this colossal volume of illicit drugs, which could have fueled addiction, crime, and insecurity across our nation, represents a victory for the Nigerian people and a confirmation of our unwavering commitment to the mandate given to us by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu”, Marwa stated.
He emphasized that the Agency’s focus remains squarely on the kingpins and financiers of the illicit drug trade. “The days when drug barons thought they were untouchable are over. The arrest of this drug baron and his criminal cohorts, following an intensive intelligence operation, serves as a stark reminder that the long arm of the law will eventually catch up with every merchant of death, no matter how high or deeply concealed they think they are.”

Fear grips Kogi community as bandits deploy chemical substances to sedate victims before abductions

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Residents of Egbe town in Yagba West Local Government Area of Kogi State are living in fear following reports that bandits have adopted a disturbing new method in their operations spraying chemical substances in homes to sedate victims before abducting them.

Local security operatives confirmed that the community was hit by two separate attacks in the early hours of Monday, November 24, 2025. The incidents have triggered urgent warnings and increased calls for vigilance among residents.

According to security sources, the first attack led to the kidnapping of two residents. Another individual narrowly escaped after managing to send a distress message to local security volunteers. However, by the time responders arrived, the attackers had already fled into the surrounding bush with their captives.

Eyewitnesses said the bandits targeted the home of a staff member of ECWA Hospital in Odorum around 11 pm, jumping the perimeter fence and spending over 90 minutes inside the compound while spraying a chemical substance described as similar to “turari,” which caused sudden weakness in anyone who inhaled it.

The resident, who was not in his usual room, regained enough strength to alert security forces, allowing vigilantes to fire warning shots and force the intruders to flee, rescuing the victim.

Later in the day, another abduction attempt near Baba Labourer/Government Secondary School was thwarted by Egbe vigilante operatives, with no one taken.

The use of chemicals to incapacitate victims has heightened fear across the community, with residents warning that bandits are becoming increasingly sophisticated and dangerous.

Local residents commended Egbe’s vigilante groups for their resilience, bravery, and rapid response, noting that their courage remains critical in preventing further tragedies in Yagba West.

Authorities are still assessing the situation, but early indications suggest there were no casualties, and the local security outfit successfully defended the area.

Communities in Yagba East and Yagba West, particularly those bordering Kwara State, have experienced a disturbing rise in armed attacks, kidnappings, and other violent crimes in recent months, including the abduction of a timber supplier and one of his workers in Okoloke last Tuesday.

No attack on any Delta school, says police command

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The Delta State Police Command has disowned the information that the Girls’ Secondary School, Utagba-Ogbe, Kwale, was invaded on 24th November 2025 at around 9.30am.

 

In a statement by the state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Bright Edafe, the command described the reports as “entirely false and misleading.”

 

Edafe explained that, “The panic originated from misinformation circulated among students and was further amplified by unverified online reports suggesting community anxiety and alleged gunshots.

 

“Upon receiving the report, the Commissioner of Police, Delta State Command, CP Olufemi Abaniwonda, immediately ordered a coordinated response and deployed the DCO Kwale Division, SP Udofia Kufre, to lead a patrol team for immediate on-the-ground verification and security assessment.

 

“The Vice Principal of the school and the security man on duty were interviewed, and both confirmed that no attack occurred and that the panic emanated solely from misinformation among students.

 

“As a precautionary measure, adjoining schools within the Kwale axis were visited and all were found to be calm, safe, and in a normal academic session.

 

“Parents who rushed to pick up their children are advised to remain calm, as the earlier rumour has been decisively addressed and normalcy has been fully restored.”

 

CP Abaniwonda has warned against the spread of unverified rumours capable of causing fear or disrupting academic activities.

 

He reiterated the command’s resolve to respond swiftly to any credible threat while ensuring the safety of all educational institutions across the state.

 

He further urges school authorities to strengthen internal communication, promptly report suspicious observations to the nearest police formation, and maintain close collaboration with local security outfits to enhance monitoring around school environments.

Meth, cocaine consignments in machine cylinders, auto parts intercepted at Lagos airport

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By Ebinum Samuel

 

 

As NDLEA launches heavy crackdown on DTOs nationwide: arrests 9 kingpins; recovers tons of illicit drugs in flight boarding pass, others; nabs ladies for selling Colos-laced brownies online

 

In a blistering crackdown on drug trafficking organisations across the country, operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have dismantled no fewer than six syndicates leading to the seizure of tons of assorted illicit drugs and the arrest of nine kingpins in series of intelligence-led interdiction operations.

In one of such operations, NDLEA officers on Tuesday 18th November 2025 arrested two members of a drug trafficking organization in Onitsha, Anambra state when they showed up to take delivery of 5.40 kilograms of methamphetamine; 10.70 kilograms of Loud, a strong strain of cannabis; 16grams of cocaine; 200grams of phenacetin; 200grams of methcathinone and 100grams of caffeine concealed in pressure machine cylinders imported from South Africa.

The first to show up at a logistics company in Onitsha for the collection of the consignments was 30-year-old electrical appliances dealer Ebulue Lotanwa Uzochukwu who was promptly arrested while shortly after, another member of the syndicate 51-year-old South Africa returnee Christopher Michael Ndibuisi showed up and was equally arrested.

The consignments had arrived the import shed of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Ikeja-Lagos with airway bill number 118-12882973 arriving from South Africa on a Tag-Angola flight on 13th November 2025 and was immediately seized based on credible intelligence. A follow up sting operation was thereafter organized in Onitsha, Anambra state where the recipients: Uzochukwu and Ndibuisi were arrested.

 

 

In another operation at the Lagos airport, NDLEA operatives on Thursday 20th November

intercepted a brake servo automobile part used to conceal 48 pellets and a block of cocaine

with a gross weight of 2.30 kilograms packed among other auto parts going to Gabon.

Following the arrest of a freight agent Ameh Solomon who presented the consignment for export, a follow up at ASMPDA market, Trade Fair Complex, Ojo Lagos led to the arrest of an auto parts dealer Nwafor Tochukwu Boniface.

In Kogi state, NDLEA operatives on Monday 17th November intercepted a trailer conveying 4,700 kilograms of skunk, a strain of cannabis at Kabba. Three suspects: Solomon Dauda, Friday Garba and Daniel Danladi accompanying the consignment were arrested while a follow up operation in Jos, Plateau state on Friday 21st November led to the arrest of the kingpin who owns the trailer and the illicit drug consignment, Marcus Danladi Dan Mangu.

A couple: 55-year-old Onun Okoi Okpotum and his wife 52-year-old Itam Okoi Okpotum were on Wednesday 19th November arrested at their warehouse located at 13 Park road, Ugep Yakur LGA, Cross River state where 362 jumbo bags of skunk weighing 4,706 kilograms were recovered.

In Edo state, two ladies: Praise Nwogu, 19, and Ebong Emem Oghosa, 25, who specialize in the production and online sale of brownies laced with illicit drugs were on Saturday 22nd November arrested in Benin city. At the point of their arrest, Praise Nwogu, was found with 12 plates and a cup of drug-laced brownies laced while Ebong Emem Oghosa, was nabbed with 76grams of skunk, 1.5grams of Colorado and drug-laced brownies. A raid at Ososo village, Akoko Edo LGA, on Tuesday 18th November led to the arrest of 35-year-old Shedrack Aminu, who was found with 59kg skunk.

Operatives on patrol along Enugu/Onitsha road, Enugu on Wednesday 19th November intercepted a suspect Chinoso Emmanuel Monday, 24, conveying 10.1kg skunk; 105,600 pills of tramadol 250mg, 225mg and 100mg as well as 700 ampoules of pentazocine injection and 3000 rounds of live ammunition.

In Kebbi state, 13,155 bottles of codeine-based syrup were evacuated from a warehouse located at Dole-Kaina, Dandi LGA, while a 23-year-old suspect Umar Adamu was arrested with 12,548 pills of opioids concealed in paracetamol containers heading to a Boko Haram enclave in Minok area of Borno state on Friday 21st November.

Two suspects: Anthony Mercy, 40, and Sunday Augustine, 39, were on Monday 17th November arrested with 430.5kg by NDLEA operatives on patrol along Abaji- Abuja expressway in the FCT, while Samson Dafe, 47, was arrested at Dikko junction, Kaduna road, Tafa LGA, Niger state on Tuesday 18th November conveying 85,100 pills of opioids and 5,456 bottles of codeine syrup in his Sharon vehicle marked ABJ 114 BV. The premises of a suspect Sani Mohammed in Anguwan Makera Kuta, Shiroro LGA was on Thursday 20th November raided with 437 blocks of compressed skunk weighing 471.8 kilograms recovered.

In Lagos, a suspect Usman Ayoola Adegoke was arrested in connection with the seizure of

139 pouches of Canadian Loud weighing 71kg at an apartment in Lekki while a lady Oluchi Celestine was on Tuesday 18th November nabbed in Lekki with 2.6kg Colorado packaged in branded containers and some concealed in flight boarding cards.

Acting on credible intelligence, NDLEA operatives supported by some military personnel on Monday 17th November raided the notorious Peti illicit drug enclave, Lagos Island where 385 kilograms of skunk, Loud and Colorado were recovered and two suspects arrested.

No less than 163,200 capsules of tramadol 225mg were also recovered in another operation at a motor park in Maza Maza area of Lagos.

With the same vigour, Commands and formations of the Agency across the country continued their War Against Drug Abuse (WADA) sensitization activities to schools, worship centres, work places and communities among others in the past week. These include: WADA sensitization lecture to students and staff of Baptist High School, Ilero, Oyo state; St. Michael Anglican Primary School, Afuye Epe, Lagos; Government Day Senior and Junior Secondary School, Kurami, Katsina; Women Day Secondary, Kontogora, Niger state; Government Day Secondary School, Takatuku, Sokoto; St. Paul’s College, Eke, Enugu; and Iwoye Area Community High School, Iwoye, Ogun state, among others.

While commending the officers and men of MMIA, Lagos, Kogi, Edo, Cross River, Enugu, Kebbi, Niger, Borno and FCT Commands for the various successful operations, Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (rtd) enjoined them and their colleagues across the country to continue with the ongoing balanced approach to the drug control efforts of the Agency.

Justifying the current heavy crackdown on drug trafficking syndicates, Marwa said the coming festive season is usually a period often exploited by criminal elements, hence the Agency has decided to launch a relentless offensive on drug trafficking cartels across the nation. “The coming weeks present both an opportunity and a challenge. Drug cartels may attempt to increase their illegal activities, seeking to profit during the busy holiday period. We must not, and we will not, let down our guard”, he added.

Thugs Kill Neighbour, Mother Of Gay Suspect In Delta As He Goes Into Hiding

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By Ebinum Samuel

 

Fleeing Bright Anie

In spite of the 14 years imprisonment stipulated by law as penalty on conviction for involving in same-sex love relationship in Nigeria, some thugs have resorted to killing the mother of a suspected gay and their neighbour in attempt to clap down on the suspect.

Though, the incident was said to have occurred in Effurun-Warri in Delta State, yet it seemed to have been covered up as no media reported it as at the time of occurrence.

However, our investigation revealed that it was a very bloody day in January, 2024 when residents of the area woke up to witness what was described as very gruesome attack in which two persons were killed in connection with same-sex relationship involving two young men, Yusuf Abubakar Ibrahim and Bright Anie.

According to reliable sources resident in the area, what led to the attack started a few days before the incident. The actual date could not be confirmed, but two among the anonymous persons who spoke to our correspondent insisted the crisis that eventually led to the attack had begun on 13th January, 2024.

Yusuf’s mother, Mrs. Ibrahim was said to have discovered something like a love letter while cleaning up her son’s room. Contents of the letter were reportedly damaging much as the letter was incriminating. It revealed much of an existing gay relationship between Yusuf and Bright.

According to one of the sources, Mallam Abubakar Ibrahim, Yusuf’s father got to know about the document found in Yusuf’s room. The wife was believed to have intimated him with the damaging contents of the letter.

Incidentally, the couple could not bear the finding that their son had engaged in gay relationship with Bright whose parents were said to have hailed from somewhere in Akwa Ibom but resident in Effurun-Warri.

On the other hand, Yusuf’s father, Mallam Abubakar Ibrahim, according to a source, has been living in Delta State for over 50 years. His actual state of origin could not immediately be ascertained but a resident living close to his house said he is from either Kogi State or the northern part of Edo State.

At Effurun-Warri, he was described as a reputed Islamic and community leader who would go to any length to fight against any abominable act. His influence in the community according to sources is on the high side as his membership of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has brought him much closer to some important personalities within and outside the Warri environ.

Being influential in the community, Mallam Ibrahim reportedly engaged some street urchins likely to be his political and Sharia thugs. They were accompanied by some armed police men to search for Bright whom he suspected to have converted his son into a gay relationship.

He probably wanted to get him arrested and prosecuted in line with the extant law on same-sex relationship but it became a different ball game when the thugs took laws into their hands.

It was gathered that when the thugs and police arrived Bright’s family residence, he could not be found. His father, Mr. Anie Akpan, his cousin Mercy Ukeme and his mother Mrs. Anie Esther were incidentally met at home.

Disagreement and use of harsh words was said to have ensued between the thugs and Bright’s father who initially did not understand their mission to his family.

The disagreement reportedly degenerated into physical confrontation during which Mr. Akpan was stabbed twice with object suspected to be knife on the left hand and badly injured. His cousin was severely injured also as she was hit severally with a plank on the shoulder.

The thugs went wild extending the attack on Bright’s mother and a female neighbor who had tried to intervene. Both ladies were severely injured also and could not survive the injuries inflicted on them. Five other male neighbors who had tried to intervene were severely injured.

Sources said the situation was later brought under control on the intervention of police officers from another station believed to be the Area Command. They reportedly arrested their colleagues who had accompanied the thugs as they were suspected to have aided the brutal attack that led to the death of Bright’s mother and a neighbor.

Some other thugs were said to have returned at night in search of Bright as they suspected he was hiding within the environment. Regrettably, his whereabouts could not immediately be ascertained.

His mother’s corpse was buried by the family a few days later.

Meanwhile, the police at the state headquarters of Delta Police Command in Asaba said report of the incident did not immediately get to the Headquarters.

Police spokesman, Bright Edafe, a Superintendent of Police however told our correspondent a few days ago that the police were collaborating with Yusuf’s family to give more information on how Bright Anie could be arrested.

Nigerian man sentenced to prison in US for sexual extortion linked to victim’s death

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A United States court has sentenced 27-year-old Nigerian, Imoleayo Aina, also known as Alice Dave, to six years in prison for his involvement in a sexual extortion scheme that contributed to the death of a young man in Pennsylvania.

The sentence was handed down in October by Judge Joel Slomsky of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

In addition to the prison term, Aina will serve five years of supervised release and is required to pay $3,250 in restitution, according to a statement from the US Department of Justice.

Mr Aina and his co-defendant, Samuel Abiodun, were arrested in Nigeria and taken into FBI custody on 31 July 2024 before being extradited to the United States.

A third Nigerian suspect, Afeez Adewale, 25, has also been charged but remains in Nigeria awaiting extradition.

The three were indicted in August 2024.

In May, Mr Aina pleaded guilty to cyberstalking, interstate threat to injure reputation, receiving proceeds of extortion, money laundering, conspiracy and wire fraud.

Prosecutors said he played a central role in the scheme, which targeted a young man in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and led to emotional trauma for the victim and his family.

Mr Abiodun, 26, pleaded guilty in December 2024 to money laundering conspiracy and wire fraud. He was sentenced on 10 June to five years in prison.

Mr Adewale faces charges of money laundering, conspiracy and wire fraud, but has not yet been extradited.

Driving Force Behind the Scheme
US Attorney David Metcalf described Mr Aina as “the driving force behind this sextortion scheme,” saying the crime left the victim and his family devastated.

“The Department of Justice won’t just stand by when innocent victims in the U.S. are harmed by criminal scammers overseas,” he said.

He said the Department of Justice won’t just stand by when innocent victims in the US are harmed by criminal scammers overseas. “As this case shows, we can — and we will — find, prosecute, and hold accountable these insidious sextortionists who terrorise people for money.”

“This case is a powerful reminder of the profound harm sextortion inflicts on young people and their families, and of our unwavering commitment to pursuing those who perpetrate it,” said Wayne Jacobs, special agent in charge of the FBI’s Philadelphia Field Office.

“This sentence delivers a clear message: whether you are in the United States or operating from abroad, the FBI and our partners will relentlessly pursue you. If you exploit our youth, we will bring you to justice.”

The case was investigated by the FBI and the Abington Township Police Department. Prosecutors also acknowledged the support of Nigerian authorities, including Nigeria’s Attorney General, the Ministry of Justice’s international cooperation unit, and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, in securing the arrests and extraditions.

Ex-banker Arraigned Over Alleged N150m Fraud

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An ex-banker, Atoyebi Adeyemi Akande, was today arraigned before a Federal High Court Lagos, over alleged conspiracy and fraud of N150 million, by the Legal/Prosecution department of the Force Criminal Investigation Department (ForceCID) Annex Alagbon-Ikoyi Lagos.

Atoyebi was arraigned on the charges alongside his company, Atadak International Limited, before the court presided over by Justice Ibrahim Ahmad Kala.

The prosecutor, Barrister Morufu Animashaun, while arraigning the defendant, a resident of Orisunbare, Idimu, Lagos, told the court that he committed the alleged fraud between 2021 and 2022.

Animashaun specifically informed the court that the defendant allegedly defrauded the victim, Korode Segun, under false pretence of investing the N150 million, in his oil and gas business.

He told the court that the alleged illegal acts of the defendant, contravened Sections 8(1) and 1(1)(a) of the Advance Fee Frauds and Other Frauds Related Offences Act 2006 (as amended), and punishable under Section 1(3) of same Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act 2006 (as amended).

The defendant however pleaded guilty to the two counts charge.

Upon the defendant’s plea of not guilty, the prosecutor prayed the court for a trial date, as well urged the court to remand the defendant pending the determination of the charge.

However, defendant’s lawyer, Barrister J. O. Uttiti, prayed the court for short date to file and move his client’s bail application.

Following the counsel’s submissions, Justice Kala adjourned the matter to December 11, for trial and hearing of defendants’ bail application.

The judge however ordered that the defendant be remanded in the NCos’ custody pending the hearing and determination of his bail application.

Charges Against The Defendants Read: “that you Atadak International Limited and Atoyebi Adeyemi Akande (M) between December, 2021 and September, 2022 at Orisunbare, Idimu, Lagos within the Jurisdiction of the Federal High Court, of Lagos State conspired amongst yourselves to commit felony to wit: Obtaining by False Pretence and thereby committed an Offence contrary to Section 8(1) of the Advance Fee Frauds and Other Frauds Related Offences Act 2006 (as amended).

“That you Atadak International Limited and Atoyebi Adeyemi Akande (M) between December, 2021 and September, 2022 at Orisunbare, Idimu, Lagos, within the Jurisdiction of the Federal High Court, of Lagos State with intent to defraud received, the sum of N150, 000,000 (One Hundred and Fifty Million Naira), the property of one Korode Segun on false representation that you operate an oil and gas company and thereby committed an Offence contrary to Section 1(1)(a) of the Advance Fee Frauds and Other Frauds Related Offences Act 2006 (as amended) and punishable under Section 1(3) of same Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act 2006 (as amended).

Police arrest 20-year-old man for armed robbery, defilement of 13-year-old girl

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Operatives of the Anambra State Police Command have arrested a 20-year-old man, Chigbo Umeugokwe, for alleged armed robbery and defilement of a minor in Achina community, Aguata Local Government Area of the state.

According to a statement issued on Tuesday by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Ikenga Tochukwu, officers attached to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Gender Unit, Awka, working with a local community security outfit, apprehended the suspect on 11 November 2025.

Umeugokwe, a resident of Umuezeiyi Village in Achina, was alleged to have stormed a shop in the community on 29 October 2025, armed with a locally made single-barrel gun and a small axe. He reportedly wore a red polo shirt fashioned into a face mask and abducted a 13-year-old girl from the shop.

He was said to have taken the girl to a nearby bush, where he allegedly defiled her before fleeing with ₦30,000 stolen from the shop.

SP Tochukwu said the suspect confessed voluntarily during interrogation, and several exhibits were recovered from him, including the locally made gun, the axe, and the red polo shirt used as a mask.

The police spokesperson added that the suspect will be arraigned in court on Wednesday, 19 November 2025, as part of the Command’s efforts to ensure justice for the victim and uphold accountability for offenders

Wanted drug baron arrested as NDLEA recovers large drug shipment, forex in Lagos hideout

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By Ebinum Samuel 

 

 

 

Seizes over 14,440kg skunk in Osun forest, Lagos, Edo, Kwara, Taraba, Nasarawa raids

 

A wanted drug baron who operates under the cover of a businessman and hotelier, Frank Chijioke Ibemesi, alias Chisco Bee, has been arrested by operatives of a Special Operations Unit of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) after weeks of intelligence and surveillance on his criminal activities.

The 42-year-old Ibemesi who is the MD/CEO of Franc CJ Ibemesi Nig Ltd was arrested at his Daisy Garden Hotel, 66-68 Agbeke street, Ago palace way, Isolo Lagos in the early hours of Saturday 15th November 2025 after which he was taken to his warehouse at 7 Pius Ezeobi street off Ago place way, Isolo where 42 jumbo bags and four cartoons of Loud, a strain of cannabis weighing 1,762.8 kilograms were recovered. Also seized from him at the point of his arrest include: $11,600 US dollars; ⁠2,000 British Pounds; 2,200 Euros and 50 Canadian dollars, all in cash.

Attempt by a drug syndicate operating at Orita-Apeje, Araromi-Okeodo forest reserve, Ife South LGA, Osun state to load and distribute across the country large quantities of processed skunk, a strain of cannabis, weighing a total of 11,135 kilograms were thwarted on Tuesday 11th November by NDLEA operatives after days of surveillance in the forest. Two trucks being used to transport the illicit consignments: a Volvo truck marked WWR 29 XA and a Mercedes truck with registration number AWK 713 YZ were seized and seven suspects arrested. Those in custody in connection with the seizure are: Lucky Abiodun; Julius Amos; Victor Ngbikili; Sunday Oduegwu; Ibrahim Akanni; Eze Godstime; and Fred Ifeanyichukwu.

A total of 1,902.1 kilograms of skunk were recovered in parts of Edo state. While 184.1kg was recovered along a bush path at Oza/Igbanke road, Igbanke, in Orhionmwon LGA on Thursday 13th November, 672kg was evacuated from Utese forest, Ovia North East LGA on Friday 14th Nov, with 494kg recovered from a Mercedes Benz car marked DE311BEN along

Benin-Akure road where a suspect Felix Edah, 45, was arrested same day, just as Lucky Abagha, 51, was nabbed in another Mercedes Benz car marked JJJ 56 JW conveying 552kg.

While four suspects: Micheal Okoh; Offor Agada; Raphael Nkemjika and Nwabueze Franklin

were arrested with 68kg skunk and 3.150kg methamphetamine along Ijebu-Ode expressway in Ogun state, Danjuma Tukura, 50, was nabbed with 172kg skunk at Sunkani area of Ardo Kola LGA, Taraba state on Friday 14th November and Wisdom Titus, 24, with 84kg of same substance at Takum area of the state.

In Adamawa state, NDLEA operatives on Friday 14th November recovered 396,000 capsules of tramadol from a suspect Ahmed Isyaku Nda, 50, at Aliyu Mustapha International Airport Yola, while 785kg of skunk was evacuated from the warehouse of a drug dealer currently at large at Asob Maraba Karu, Nasarawa state.

Two suspects: Jamiu Kunle Kardoso and Oriyomi Waliu were on Friday 14th November arrested with 130 pouches of Canadian Loud weighing 65.150kg in Surulere area of Lagos, just as Taofeek Moraina was nabbed same day with 282 blocks of Ghana Loud with a gross weight of 141kg at Otto, Oyingbo area of Lagos.

In Kwara state, NDLEA operatives on Thursday 13th November intercepted a truck marked T- 0262KT along Ilorin – Jebba expressway conveying 197 blocks of skunk weighing 78.565kg and 155 cartons of rubber solutions. The truck driver Umar Yakubu was taken into custody. In another operation, a commercial bus with registration number KJA- 657CY was intercepted at Eiyenkonrin, Ilorin on Wednesday 12th November with 20 blocks of skunk concealed in a 50-litre jerry can recovered and the driver Ibrahim Bello arrested.

In like manner, Commands and formations of the Agency across the country continued their War Against Drug Abuse (WADA) sensitization activities in schools, worship centres, work places and communities among others in the past week. These include: WADA sensitization lecture to students and staff of Government Day Secondary School, Birnin Ruwa Gusau, Zamfara; Holy Ghost Secondary School, Abakaliki, Ebonyi; Government Science Technical School, Ringim, Jigawa; City Girls Secondary School, Enugu; Randle Junior Secondary School, Surulere, Lagos; and Anglican Girls Grammar School, Obalende, Ijebu Ode, Ogun state, among others.

While commending the officers and men of the SOU, Osun, Lagos, Edo, Ogun, Taraba, Adamawa, Nasarawa, and Kwara Commands for the arrests, and seizures, Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (rtd) enjoined them and their colleagues across the country to continue with the ongoing balanced approach to the drug control efforts of the Agency.