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Nigerian Authorities Arrest 52-Year-Old Lagos Mother, Son For ‘Distributing’ 298 Blocks Of Cannabis

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The suspects were picked up on Wednesday, August 13, at Ladega Street, Mushin, where officers stormed their hideout following intelligence reports.

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a 52-year-old woman, Muyibat Mumuni, and her 25-year-old son, Faruk Mumuni, in Lagos for allegedly stockpiling and distributing 298 blocks of Ghana Loud cannabis, weighing a total of 149kg.

The suspects were picked up on Wednesday, August 13, at Ladega Street, Mushin, where officers stormed their hideout following intelligence reports.

“In Lagos, a 52-year-old woman, Muyibat Mumuni was arrested with her son Faruk Mumuni, 25, by NDLEA operatives at Ladega street, Mushin on Wednesday, 13th August for storing and distributing 298 blocks of Ghana Loud weighing 149kg while another suspect, Emmanuel Samuel, was nabbed on Friday, 15th August in Ajah area of Lekki where 8.5kg Canadian Loud, a strain of cannabis was recovered from their apartment,” Femi Babafemi, NDLEA Director of Media and Advocacy, said in a statement issued on Sunday.

In a related operation in the Ajah axis of Lekki, NDLEA operatives also arrested Emmanuel Samuel on Friday, August 15, after raiding an apartment where they recovered 8.5kg of Canadian Loud, another high-grade strain of cannabis.

He explained that the arrests were part of a string of raids conducted across the country in the past week, with massive seizures of cannabis, opioids, and other illicit substances.

In Gombe, NDLEA officers arrested Sani Mohammed, 32, at Jauro Jatau on Monday, August 11, where he was caught with 128,000 capsules of tramadol.

Similarly, along the Okene-Lokoja highway in Kogi State, operatives on patrol intercepted a commercial bus driven by Sulaiman Oyedokun, 47.

A search revealed 337,800 capsules of tramadol concealed in the vehicle. The driver was reportedly transporting the consignment from Onitsha, Anambra State, to Kontagora, Niger State.

According to the report, in Taraba, NDLEA operatives, working with the Sardauna Emirate Council and the Nigeria Forest Hunters Security Service, raided Tanmiya Forest in Sardauna LGA on Tuesday, August 12.

During the operation, they destroyed 4.5 hectares of farmland, cultivating 11,250kg of cannabis.

Days later, on Saturday, August 16, operatives seized 29,840 capsules of tramadol from Saleh Babangida, 20, at a checkpoint in Wukari area of the state.

In Kaduna, four suspects were taken into custody in separate incidents. Mohammed Amdife, 46, and Sulaiman Mohammed, 22, were arrested with 22,640 pills of tramadol and rohypnol at checkpoints in Zaria and Tudun Wada.

Meanwhile, Caroline David, 51, and Abdulhadi Umar, 30, were nabbed after operatives intercepted 111.1kg of cannabis along the Zaria-Kano Road.

In Edo, NDLEA officers recovered 24 bags of cannabis weighing 432kg from a bush along the Warake-Auchi road in Etsako West LGA on Wednesday, August 13. A day later, 130kg of cannabis was seized from a warehouse in Sobe, Owan West LGA.

Similarly, in Kano, NDLEA operatives arrested Tahiru Madu Manga, 25, with 16kg of cannabis along the Zaria-Kano Road. Also, Ibrahim Audu, 47, was caught with 76kg of the substance at Gadar Tamburawa on Wednesday, August 13.

At the Gbaji checkpoint along the Badagry-Lagos highway, NDLEA officers intercepted 4,320 ampoules of ketamine injection on Monday, August 11. A suspect identified as Akeem Adegun was arrested on the spot.

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Gunmen invade ex-Ogun LG chairman’s residence

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An armed gang on Thursday morning invaded the residence of former Ijebu-Ode Local Government Chairman, Alhaji Emilola Gazal, carting away valuables, cash, and his vehicle.

Gazal, who is also the publisher of The Roots Magazine, confirmed the incident in a telephone interview with our correspondent.

“The three armed men broke into my residence at Ijebu-Ode GRA at about 2 a.m. They collected all the cash with me after which they forced me to open my bank apps on my phone and transfer everything there to an account they provided. They left only N5,000 in my account.

“They also made away with my wife’s trinkets and with my ash-colour car. They actually told me they would be going away with my car. I am just going to report the incident to the police at Igbeba and Obalende, Ijebu-Ode”, Gazal told our correspondent.

PUNCH Online reports that this incident comes amid a spate of violent robberies and home invasions reported across Ogun State, particularly in the Ijebu area.

For example, earlier this year, the Ogun State Police Command killed a suspected armed robber in a gun duel along the Sagamu–Ijebu Ode Expressway.

The command, on September 12, 2025, also recently arrested a man linked to a burglary and armed robbery in Ayetoro, amounting to about N1.5 million in stolen goods.

Meanwhile, the regional security network, Amotekun Corps, has in past operations engaged criminal gangs in shootouts, neutralising suspects in Ogun’s border zones.

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How my father got me trafficked with fake job at Baghdad supermarket — Victim

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Following a six-hour raid by the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, which led to the rescue of 24 suspected victims of human trafficking, one of the victims has vowed to sue her father for deceiving her into being trafficked.

The victim claimed that she was told by her father that his friend had a job for her at a supermarket in Baghdad, and was totally convinced she was going to better her life until her rescue by NAPTIP.

“My father told me that his friend has a job for me at a supermarket in Baghdad. He did not tell me that it is in Iraq.

“I know that Iraq is not a good place to work for now due to the crisis there, but I did not know that Baghdad is in Iraq. I thank the DG and her officers for rescuing me,” the victim said.

Director-General of NAPTIP, Binta Bello, who led a high-powered special operation team to the airport following a tip-off, revealed that among the suspected human traffickers arrested was a retired senior uniformed officer with one of the foremost law enforcement agencies in Nigeria, who is alleged to be a prominent member of the trafficking syndicate operating within the South West region of Nigeria.

In a statement by the National Press Officer of the agency on Wednesday, Bello said: “We observed that the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport is becoming a comfort zone for these traffickers, and that is why we have decided to shift attention to this airport.

“We will sustain this raid until they stop this unpatriotic and illicit trade in human beings.”

Expressing confidence in her team following the operation, she said: “We were able to arrest five suspected members of the trafficking gang who have been recruiting and trafficking our citizens to various tension-soaked countries, especially in the Middle East, for exploitation,” the DG said.

Bello explained that the victims, whose ages range between 15 and 26 years, were recruited from Kano, Katsina, Oyo, Ondo, and Rivers States, and were heading to Iraq, Sudan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and Afghanistan.

The DG pointed out that a good number of the victims could not communicate in any other language apart from their local dialect, and most did not even know the location of their intended country of destination.

“They told my mother that they were taking me to Europe, where I would work and earn dollars. My parents were happy and they allowed me to follow them,” another victim narrated after the DG explained, with facts, what awaited them at their final destinations after being successfully trafficked.

Speaking further on the development, Bello expressed sadness over the activities of suspected human traffickers and unregistered labour recruiters, who have continued to deceive, recruit, and traffic Nigerians for various forms of exploitation.

“I was amazed that a father, who is a retired law enforcement officer of senior cadre, deceived his daughter and packaged her to be trafficked to Iraq for exploitation.

“This is incredibly unbelievable. All of them will be thoroughly investigated, and they will face the law.”

The NAPTIP boss commended the support of sister agencies at the airport, including the Director-General of the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) and the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Manager, among others.

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Soldiers foil terrorists attack in Taraba, kill two suspects

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Troops of 6 Brigade Nigerian Army/ Sector 3, Operation Whirl Stroke, have successfully foiled a terrorist attack and neutralised two suspected terrorists in Taraba.

This is contained in a statement released on Wednesday by Lt. Umar Muhammad, Acting Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, 6 Brigade Nigerian Army, Jalingo.

“Acting on credible intelligence, troops on  October 1, 2025, advanced to Tor-Ikyeghgba village where bandits were reported to be converging.

“On arrival at the general area, the troops made contact with the terrorists along the powerline axis and immediately engaged them with superior firepower, resulting in the neutralisation of two.

“During the operation, the following items were recovered; one locally fabricated pistol, two dane guns, three rounds of 7.62 mm special ammunition, one Baofeng radio, one motorcycle and other items,” it stated.

He quoted Brig. Gen. Kingsley Uwa, Commander of the brigade, commended the troops for their swift response, resilience, and professionalism.

Muhammad also quoted the Commander, as urging the troops to maintain the momentum,  assuring residents of the state that the brigade remained fully committed to ensuring their safety.

He therefore, called on members of the public to continue to support the ongoing operation ‘Lafiya na kowa’  by providing timely and credible information that would aid in the fight against criminality.

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