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NDLEA bust warehouse, seize N4.7bn worth of drugs, arrests siblings in Aba

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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has busted a drugs warehouse run by a cartel controlled by a drug baron identified as 49-year-old Kelechi Monday Nwaobasi and his 50-year-old elder sister, Chinwe Rose Nwaobasi.
Spokesman of the agency, Femi Babafemi, who confirmed the development in a statement on Sunday, said pfficers of the Special Operation Unit of the NDLEA, busted the cartel and following the arrest of the siblings, the operatives seized cocaine and methamphetamine consignments worth over N4.7 billion in street value from their hideout in Aba, Abia state.
“The special operation conducted on Thursday 13th and Friday 14th June, 2024, at 3B, Boundary Avenue, Aba, and a residence along Ohia road, Ohia, Abia State followed months of intelligence gathering, leading to the arrest of the ring leaders and the combined seizure of 20.76 kilograms of cocaine and methamphetamine from them,” Babafemi said.
“In a related development, NDLEA operatives in Lagos state have uncovered an expansive warehouse stocked with a large consignment of codeine-based syrup, located at Comfort Oboh area of Kirikiri, where four persons connected with the importation and distribution of the opioid were arrested during an intelligence-led raid on the facility.
“Those arrested include: Kingsley Amanambu Obumneke, 38; Emeka Emmanuel, 48; Bornaventure Ugochukwu, 59; and Martin Dike, 56, while a total of 82,000 bottles of the opioid worth more than N600 million in street value, Toyota Tacuma truck and two buses used for distributing the substance were recovered from the premises on Monday 10th June 2024. when NDLEA officers conducted the operation.
“Two days after, on Wednesday 12th June, operatives intercepted another suspect, Ibrahim Abdulhamid with 29,100 pills of tramadol and other opioids as well as 3.9 litres of codeine syrup at Alaba Suru, Ojo local council area of the state.
“A total of 230,600 pills of tramadol 225mg and 200mg were recovered from the duo of Yasir Rabi’u, 23, and Abubakar Ado, 30, who are major distributors of illicit drugs in Kano and Jigawa states, when they were arrested on Monday 10th June at Gadar Tamburawa area of Kano.
“In the same vein, another suspect, Hassan Abdullahi Ali, 25, was nabbed with 150 bottles of codeine syrup at Kofar Nassarawa area of Kano on Tuesday 11th June.
“In Ogun state, NDLEA operatives on Monday 10th June seized 390kg of cannabis and arrested the trio of Muhammad Sani, Nura Mohammad and Samaila Rabe during an early morning raid at Ibese area of the state, while officers on Wednesday 12th June bursted a skuchies making factory at Sabo area of Shagamu town where seven suspects were arrested.
“They include: Kareem Jamiu; Oriyimi Ayo; Bamidele Wasiu; Rasheed Olarewanju; Ramota Lawal; Amudalat Olarewanju; and Adeniyi Omotosho.
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“Exhibits recovered from them include: 387 litres of skuchies; 70 litres of industrial codeine; 25kg cannabis and different quantities of tramadol, rophynol, diazepam, as well as various equipment used in the production of the new psychoactive substance.
“Not less than 10, 534.78 kilograms of cannabis were destroyed on 4.213912 hectares of farmland on Wednesday 12th June when NDLEA officers raided Uhen forest in Ovia North East council area of Edo state where four suspects, Frank Ishoku, 38; Clifford Ossai, 49; Vanger Timothy, 30; and John Peter Oluwaseyi, 30, were nabbed and 16kg processed cannabis was recovered for the purpose of prosecution.
“In a similar development, 18,425kg of the same psychoactive substance on 7.37 hectares of farmland was destroyed by NDLEA operatives supported by personnel of other security agencies in the thick forest of Ise Ekiti, Ekiti state on Friday 14th June.
“In Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory, two suspects: Muhammad Abba, 33, and Samson Ehizogie, 42, were arrested with 3,550 bottles of “Akuskura”, a new mixture of psychotropic substances, by operatives during a raid on Friday 14th June at Garki Area 10 and Dutse Suokale, both within the FCT.
“While Emmanuel Ogechi, 24, was nabbed with 11,200 pills of tramadol on Wednesday 12th June along Otukpo-Enugu road, by NDLEA operatives in Benue state, Anayo Onwe, 40, was arrested with 62.4kg cannabis sativa at Nteje just as 1kg of methamphetamine belonging to a fleeing suspect, in Oraifite, both in Anambra state was seized.
“In Kwara state, Muhammed Musa, 24, was arrested with 33kg cannabis at Bode-Saadu, Jebba, while Shokuro Adeola, 59, was nabbed with 11.5kg of same substance along Lagos-Ibadan expressway, Oyo state.
“Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd) commended the officers and men of the Special Operation Unit, Lagos, Ogun, Kano, Ekiti, Oyo, Kwara, Anambra, Benue and FCT Commands of the Agency for the arrests and seizures.
“He noted that their operational successes and those of their compatriots across the country are well appreciated.
He urged them not to rest on their oars but continue to intensify ongoing drug supply reduction and drug demand reduction efforts.”

N4.7billion cocaine, meth seized as NDLEA bursts Lagos warehouse, arrests siblings in Aba
– Uncovers skuchies factory in Ogun, recovers 230,900 tramadol pills in Kano; destroys 28,959kg cannabis in Edo, Ekiti forests
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— NDLEA NIGERIA (@ndlea_nigeria) June 16, 2024

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Enugu gov urges Muslims to show love

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Enugu gov urges Muslims to show love

Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah, has congratulated Muslims in the state and across the nation on the occasion of this year’s Eid el-Kabir.

Mbah urged them to use the occasion to exhibit love, tolerance, peace, unity, and a sense of sacrifice to move the nation forward.

He made the call on Sunday in his goodwill message to the Muslim faithful at Eid el-Kabir, stressing that the present socio-economic challenges would ultimately abate through the collective sacrifice and commitment to nation-building by all Nigerians.

He said, “I extend warm greetings to our Muslim brothers and sisters in Enugu State in particular and across the nation on this occasion of Eid el-Kabir.

“As we celebrate, let us also reflect on and imbibe the essence of sacrifice, charity, love, service, peace, unity, humility, and submission to the command of God that this occasion represents.

“Let us remember to be our brother’s keeper and spare a thought for our neighbours to ensure that no one is left behind as we navigate through the difficult times. It is only by working together in love and commitment to nationhood that we can overcome the present challenges and build the Nigeria of our dreams.”

He reiterated his administration’s commitment to building a thriving community for the residents.

“As a government, we remain committed to building an egalitarian Enugu State where everyone has the opportunity to thrive and achieve his or her dreams, irrespective of political, religious, and ethnic backgrounds.

“I wish all Nigerians a happy Eid el-Kabir celebration,” he added.

Clark demands implementation of 2014 confab report in letter to Tinubu

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A former federal commissioner for information, Edwin Clark, has demanded the implementation of the 2014 national conference report.
In a letter dated June 13 and addressed to President Bola Tinubu, the elder statesman urged him to carry out an immediate restructuring of Nigeria to save the country from collapse.
Clark also called for a political solution to the travails of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, who is standing trial for alleged treason and terrorism at the Federal High Court, Abuja.
He also accused former President Muhammadu Buhari of trying to subjugate Igbos for unknown reasons.
The 2014 National Conference was midwifed by former President Goodluck Jonathan with 492 delegates that represented a cross-section of Nigerians including the professional bodies in attendance to deliberate on a wide range of topics – devolution of powers and political restructuring among others.
Clark wrote: “Now that the elections are over, we must face the restructuring of this country.
“I repeat, the immediate restructuring of Nigeria must be carried out if this country is to remain one, and I appeal to Mr. President to take immediate action to implement the historic 2014 National Conference Report which submitted 600 recommendations to the Presidency on how to restructure Nigeria in every aspect of our lives.
“President Buhari did everything to subjugate the Igbos for reason best known to him. Perhaps it may be necessary to cite some examples; the NNPC board which he constituted when he came into office had 9 members, 1 from the South-West, 1 from South-South, and no member from the South-East, even though 3 South-East states; Abia, Anambra and Imo are oil producing states; the remaining members including his Chief of State came from the North, a non-oil producing region.
“Mr. President, even in your administration, the discrimination and injustice against the Igbos has not abated. The old Eastern Region and the old Western Region, to which I belonged, were equal competitors and partners before and during the First and Second Republic but today, you have appointed 10 Yorubas as Ministers from the South-West, and only five (5) Ministers from the South-East, and you even failed to give them the ministerial appointment due to their region that would have made it six (6) Ministers.
“ There is no justification for this grave omission and no effort has been made to correct it.”
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‘Your government perpetrates injustice, discrimination against Igbo’ – Edwin Clark accuses Tinubu

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The leader of the Ijaw Nation, Chief Edwin Clark, has accused President Bola Tinubu’s administration of “discrimination and injustice” against the Igbos.
Clark said the discrimination from the past administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari against Igbos has not abated under Tinubu’s government.
He noted that while Tinubu appointed 10 ministers from the Southwest, only six had been appointed from the Southeast, adding that there was no justification for the omission.
Clark stated this in a letter addressed to President Tinubu.
The letter reads partly: “Mr President, even in your administration, the discrimination and injustice against the Igbos have not abated. The old Eastern Region and the old Western Region, to which I belonged, were equal competitors and partners before and during the First and Second Republics, but today, you have appointed 10 Yorubas as ministers from the South-West and only five ministers from the South-East, and you even failed to give them the ministerial appointment due to their region that would have made it six ministers. There is no justification for this grave omission and no effort has been made to correct it.”
The Niger Delta elder charged Igbos of “Southeast or wherever they are in Nigeria,” to stand up and “assert their rights legitimately, judiciously and in a democratic way, to benefit like any other Nigerian as it was before the civil war of 1967.”
‘Your government perpetrates injustice, discrimination against Igbo’ – Edwin Clark accuses Tinubu

Tinubu appoints Yar’Adua’s economic adviser as DG of Budget Office

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President Bola Tinubu on Thursday approved the appointment of Mr Tanimu Yakubu as the new Director-General of the Budget Office of the Federation.
TVN reports that the appointment followed the expiration of the tenure of Mr. Ben Akabueze.
Tinubu’s spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, said in a statement that Yabuku is an accomplished economist, stating that he served as the Chief Economic Adviser to late President Umaru Musa Yar’ Adua from 2007 to 2010.
Yakubu was also the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria between 2003 and 2007.
According to the statement, Tinubu also thanked the outgoing director-general for his services, wishing him success in his future endeavours.
Tinubu appoints Yar’Adua’s economic adviser as DG of Budget Office

Naira down by N3, trades N1, 476/$1 at official window

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The naira depreciated against the United States dollar on the first trading session after the Democracy Day celebration on Thursday.
Data from the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM) showed that the naira traded at N1, 476.24/$1 at the market.
This was N3 higher than the N1, 473.26/$1 recorded on Tuesday.
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The intra-day high and low recorded during the day were N1, 500/$1 and N1, 400/$1 respectively, representing a very lean spread of N100$1.
The naira slumped against the dollar at the parallel section of the market to trade at N1,490/$1 as against N1,485/$1, representing a loss of N5 for the local currency.
Similarly, the naira lost N15 against the British Pound to trade at N1,900£1 as against N1,885£1 recorded 48 hours earlier.
For several weeks consecutively, the Canadian dollar closed flat against the naira to trade at N1,200| CA$1 same as the previous trading day rate of N1,200| CA$1.
The naira also closed flat against the Euro to trade at ₦1,580/€1.
By: Babajide Okeowo
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Detained activist, Sanyaolu, regains freedom

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Detained activist, Sanyaolu, regains freedom

Human rights activist and National Coordinator of the Take It Back Movement, Juwon Sanyaolu, has regained his freedom from police custody.

Sanyaolu was released from the Ikeja headquarters of the Lagos State Police Command on Thursday night, two days after his whereabouts became unknown.

The state Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, has not immediately responded to inquiries but a member of the state chapter of the TIB Movement, Ayoyinka Oni, confirmed his release.

In the video shared with our correspondent Oni was seen leaving the police station with the activist. “Solidarity forever!” Sanyaolu was also heard saying.

The publisher of Sahara Reporters and former presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, Omoyele Sowore, condemned Sanyaolu’s arrest in an interview with The According on Thursday.

“It is very sad that after 25 years of Nigeria’s return to civilian rule, a bunch of people in the government led by Bola Tinubu – a person who purportedly participated in the quest for democracy; these elements of retrogressive politics have completely destroyed the very fabric and tenets of democracy, particularly, respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms!” he said.

How the activist got the police custody is still sketchy as the police had earlier noted he was not in their custody.

Civil society groups began calling on the DSS to free the activist following police denial.

But Sowore added that he later got information that “he (Sanyaolu) was taken to the Lagos State Police Command” after allegedly being in the custody of the DSS.

“They (the DSS) confided in me that Sanyaolu was detained in Lagos and even asked us to send lawyers yesterday (Wednesday) but then claimed their director was not available,” Sowore said.

On Thursday, the DSS’ spokesperson, Peter Afunanya, denied the agency’s involvement in the arrest.

“Juwon Sanyaolu, the Coordinator of the Take It Back Movement is not with the DSS. He was not invited, arrested or detained by the Service,” Afunanya stated in the chat.

On Tuesday night, Sanyaolu raised the alarm about his arrest.

In a distress message sent to our correspondent via WhatsApp, Sanyaolu wrote, “I have been arrested (by the) police.”

NGX: Investors gain N114bn as NB, Unity Bank, others soar

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In the first trading session after the country’s Democracy Day celebration, investors in the Nigerian equities market gained N114 billion at the end of business on Thursday.
This followed an increase in the share price of Nigeria Breweries, UNITY BANK, and NEM INSURANCE amongst others on the trading floor today.
After five hours of trading at the capital market, the equity capitalization increased to N56.4 trillion from N56.3 trillion posted by the bourse on Tuesday.
Similarly, the All-Share Index (ASI) increased to 99,832.25 from 99,630.51 recorded the previous trading day.
The market breadth was positive 29 stocks advanced, 18 declined, while 77 others remained unchanged in 9,686 deals.
NB, UNITY BANK, and NEM INSURANCE led other gainers with 10%, 9.91%, and 9.77% growth in share price to close at N31.90, N1.22, and N9.55 from the previous N29.00, N1.11, and N8.70 per share.
On the flip side, ETI, DAARCOMM, and CI LEASING led other price decliners as they shed 9.92%, 8.77%, and 7.14% each to close at N21.35, N0.52, and N2.60 from the initial N23.70, N0.57, and N2.80 per share.
On the volume index, ZENITH BANK led trading with 71.220 million shares valued at N2.52 billion in 498 deals followed by AIICO which traded 67.300 million shares in 184 deals.
ACCESS CORP traded 58.526 million shares valued at N1.125 billion in 795 deals.
On the value index, ZENITH BANK recorded the highest value for the day trading stocks worth N2.52 billion in 498 deals followed by GTCO which traded equities worth N1.96 billion in 425 deals.
ACCESS CORP traded stocks worth N1.12 billion in 795 deals.
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Ebonyi Assembly moves to ban masquerading in community

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The Ebonyi State House of Assembly has moved a motion to ban masquerading in public places in Ohaukwu Local Government Area of the state.
The Speaker of the Ebonyi State House of Assembly, Moses Odunwa, disclosed this on Thursday, during the first year of the 7th State Assembly members in the hallowed chamber.
Odunwa said the motion to ban masquerading in public places was intended to bring an immediate and permanent end to the alleged barbarism in the area.
According to him: “A motion to ban masquerading at public places in Ohaukwu Local Government Area of the state aimed at bringing an immediate and permanent end to barbarism in Okwor Ngbo Market.”
He recalled that a masquerade popularly known as “Ugwoke Omebe” beat ministers of God recently at the said Okwor Ngbo Market square.
The Speaker earlier noted that the state’s seventh assembly has made 16 laws and moved six motions, which, in his words, has a direct bearing on the advancement and economic development of the state.
The laws included Ebonyi State Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency Law 2023; Ebonyi State Boundary and Allied Matters Commission Law 2023; and Ebonyi State Rural Access Roads Authority Law 2023.
Others are Ebonyi State Roads Fund Law 2023; Ebonyi State Drugs and Medical Commodities Management Agency Law 2023; Ebonyi State Statistics Law 2023; Ebonyi State Revised Appropriation Law 2023; Ebonyi State Appropriation Law 2023; and Ebonyi State Physical Planning Permit Regulation Law 2024.
The remaining ones are Ebonyi State Urban and Regional Planning and Development Law 2024;
Ebonyi State Building Control Regulation Law 2024; Ebonyi State Chief Registrars (Harmonization with the Permanent Secretaries) Law 2024; Ebonyi State Citizens Mediation Centre Law, 2024; Ebonyi State Honours (Amendment) Law 2024; Ebonyi State Correctional Service and Regulation Law 2024; and Ebonyi State International Airport Law 2024, all of which were passed by the House within a year in office.
The House also moved a motion for the upgrade of the state’s 10 Model Junior Secondary Schools to fully operational and a motion for the rehabilitation of the culvert along Abakaliki-Enugu Express Way. According to Odunwa, the culvert was a death trap but has been properly fixed and is currently in use.
The Speaker also mentioned that the House Resolution concerning the Ebonyi State Independent Electoral Commission’s Local Government Elections 2024 Budget Proposal was also mentioned as an achievement of the 7th State Assembly’s first year in office.
Ebonyi Assembly moves to ban masquerading in community

Ebonyi Assembly passed 16 laws, six motions in one year

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Ebonyi Assembly passed 16 laws, six motions in one year

Ebonyi State House of Assembly, on Thursday, said it has passed 16 laws and six motions within one year.

Speaker of the Assembly, Moses Odunwa, disclosed this during the First Anniversary celebration of the House, in Abakaliki, capital of the state.

According to him, the 16 laws and 6 motions passed had a direct bearing on the advancement and economic development of the state.

He listed some of the laws as; “Ebonyi State Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency Law, 2023, Ebonyi State Boundary and Allied Matters Commission Law, 2023,  Ebonyi State Rural Access Roads Authority Law, 2023,  Ebonyi State Roads Fund Law, 2023, Ebonyi State Drugs and Medical Commodities Management Agency Law, 2023, Ebonyi State Statistics Law, 2023.”

Others, according to him, included the “Ebonyi State Revised Appropriation Law, 2023, Ebonyi State Appropriation Law, 2023, Ebonyi State Physical Planning Permit Regulation Law, 2024, . Ebonyi State Urban and Regional Planning and Development Law, 2024, Ebonyi State Building Control Regulation Law, 2024; among others.”

The Speaker assured residents of the state that the Assembly will continue to maintain a cordial relationship with the executive arm of government to provide democratic dividends to the people.

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