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PHOTOS: NDLEA uncovers UK-bound cocaine in cream containers
– Raids Lagos night club over drug party, arrests owner, Pretty Mike, others; Mosotho with ice in coffee tea pack at Enugu airport; 75-year-old grandpa in Abia; female distributor of Loud in Lekki, Ikoyi, VI and environs
A total of 70 parcels of cocaine factory packed in walls of cocoa butter formula body cream containers heading to London, United Kingdom have been uncovered at the export shed of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Ikeja Lagos by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) with three suspects arrested in series of follow-up operations across Lagos.
The cocaine consignments weighing 3.60 kilograms were discovered on 14th October 2025 during examination of cargoes packaged as personal effects going to London, UK on an Air Peace flight. A cargo agent Lawal Mustapha Olakunle who presented the consignment for airfreight was promptly arrested while investigations stretching into two weeks led to the arrest of two principal suspects linked to the attempt to export the concealed Class A drug to the UK.
In a follow up operation on 18th October, a female healthcare worker Ogunmuyide Taiwo Deborah was arrested following which Mutiu Adebayo Adebiyi, the Chief Executive Officer of a travel agency, Mutiu Adebiyi & Co, was arrested at his 23 Ladoke Akintola Street, Ikeja GRA Lagos office on Monday 20th October.
In a similar development, attempt by a 35-year-old Lesotho national Lemena Mark to export 103.59 grams of methamphetamine concealed in a diabeta herbs coffee tea pack to the Philippines on an Ethiopian airlines flight from the Akanu Ibiam International Airport (AIIA) Enugu on Wednesday 22nd October was thwarted by NDLEA officers who arrested him and recovered the illicit drug.
No fewer than 21,950 capsules of tramadol 250mg concealed inside a 100-litre water heater were recovered from a suspect Umar Abubakar, 40, who was arrested by NDLEA operatives at Bode Saadu, Morro local government area of Kwara state following credible intelligence on Tuesday 21st October.
In Lagos, NDLEA operatives in the early hours of Sunday 26th October raided Proxy Night club at 7 Akin Adesola Street, Victoria Island where a drug party was going on. Over 100 suspects including the owner of the club Mike Eze Nwalie Nwogu alias Pretty Mike, were arrested and taken into custody for screening. Cartons of illicit substances including Loud, and laughing gas, were recovered from suspects at the party and the club’s store.
The raid followed intelligence about the drug party. NDLEA operatives who were embedded in the party between 11pm on Saturday 25th October however disrupted the gathering at 3am on Sunday 26th October based on Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
In Taraba, the duo of Auwal Musa, 26, and Salihu Bala, 22, were on Tuesday 21st October arrested with 450,000 pills of tramadol and exol-5 at Dan-anacha checkpoint while conveying the consignment in a truck loaded with building materials from Onitsha, Anambra state to Mubi, Adamawa state.
While NDLEA officers on patrol along Okene/Lokoja highway, Kogi state seized 162.200kg skunk, a strain of cannabis, from a truck on Friday 24th October, operatives in Nasarawa state on Wednesday 22nd October recovered 128kg of same psychoactive substance from a suspect, Abubakar Muhammad, 55, in Keffi area of the state.
A mother of two Oyonumoh Glory Effiong who is a major distributor of Canadian and California Loud, both strong strains of cannabis in Lekki, Ajah, Ikoyi, Victoria Island and VGC areas of Lagos have been arrested by NDLEA operatives on Friday 17th October during a raid at her Lekki home where 500 grams of the illicit substances were recovered.
In Ikorodu area of Lagos, NDLEA officers on Thursday 23rd October raided the home of a suspect Ogunyabo Adenigbigbe at Solomade estate where 275 litres of skuchies, a new psychoactive substance produced with black currant drink, cannabis and opioids, were recovered.
A 75-year-old grandpa Echendu Onuoka was on Wednesday 22nd October arrested at Ovum village, Obingwa LGA, Abia state with 4.7kg skunk seized from him while a 60-year-old grandma Aukana John was nabbed with 225 grams of same substance at Apanta village, in the same LGA.
While 150kg skunk was recovered during a raid operation at Lot camp, Ikun Akoko, Ondo state, two suspects: Bashir Mohammad, 50, and Samini Ahmed Tijjani, 35, were nabbed with 234.5kg of same substance at Yan aya , Saminaka in Lere LGA, Kaduna on Friday 24th October just as another set of suspects: Isah Usman, 50, and Salvation Okoler, 18, were arrested with 8,600 pills of tramadol 225mg and rohypnol along Abuja/Kaduna highway.
At the Seme border area of Lagos, NDLEA operatives on Wednesday 22nd October nabbed Jacob Ojugbele with 55kg skunk at Ashipa area of Badagry while Amusa Oluwabukola was arrested with 121.3 litres of skuchies at Itoga Badagry.
In Zamfara state, NDLEA operatives on patrol along Gummi-Anka road on Monday 20th October arrested a suspect Abubakar Ibrahim, 30, in possession of AK 47 riffle and 1,746 assorted calibres of ammunition, for AK 47 and GPMG rifles while moving them from Sokoto to Bagega forest, Anka LGA, Zamfara. Both the suspect and the exhibits have since been handed over to the appropriate security agency for further investigation.
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 Asabari Grammar School, Iluwa Isale Oke, Saki West LGA, Oyo; Government Day Girls Secondary School, Birnin Kebbi, Kebbi; St. Mark’s College, Nsude, Enugu; Kusaki Secondary School, Gboko North, Benue; Government Day Secondary School, Serti- Baruwa, Gashaka LGA, Taraba; Police Children School 2, Port Harcourt, Rivers and Hajara Ahmad International School, Tudun Wada, Kano state, among others.
While commending the officers and men of MMIA, AIIA, Lagos, Kwara, Abia, Nasarawa, Kogi, Ondo, Anambra, Taraba, Kaduna, Seme and Zamfara Commands for the arrests, and seizures, Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd) urged them and their colleagues across the country to continue with the ongoing balanced approach to the drug control efforts of the Agency.
Femi Babafemi
Director, Media & Advocacy
NDLEA Headquarters, Abuja
Sunday 26th October 2025
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The Plateau State Police Command has arrested a 40-year-old man, Davou Dachung, for the alleged murder of his wife in Jos South Local Government Area of the state.
The spokesperson for the command, SP Alfred Alabo, who disclosed this in a statement on Friday, said the incident was reported at the Kaduna Vom Divisional Police Headquarters on 20 October.
According to Alabo, the divisional police officer in charge of the area mobilised officers to the scene following receipt of the report.
The suspect was subsequently arrested, while the victim Jessica Davou, was rushed to a hospital for medical attention but was later confirmed deceased.
The PPRO said an initial search of the suspect’s residence and further interrogation led to the recovery of three locally fabricated firearm and five cartridges.
“The Plateau State Police Command under the leadership of CP Ayodeji Faniyan psc, mnips, fdc has arrested one Davou Dachung, 40 years old in connection with a case of Culpable Homicide reported at Kaduna Vom Division of the Command on 20/10/2026 at about 12:00pm,” the statement read.
“The suspect was alleged to have shot the victim, one Jessica Davou, who happens to be his wife with a fabricated firearm on the left side of her chest on 18th October 2026 at about 09:00AM at their residence in Haita Fwil Village, Vwang, Kogot, in Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State.
“Upon receipt of the report, the Commissioner of Police immediately directed the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in charge of the area to mobilize his men to the scene.
“Consequently, the suspect was arrested while the victim was rushed to the Hospital for medical attention but unfortunately, confirmed dead.
“Further interrogation of the suspect by crack Detectives of the State Violent Crime Response Unit led to the detection and recovery of additional weapons recovered from the suspect making a total of three locally fabricated firearms and five cartridges.
“The case is currently under investigation at the State Criminal Investigation Department after which the suspect will be charged to Court upon conclusion of our investigation.
“The Commissioner of Police Plateau State Command wishes to reiterate the Command’s commitment to protecting lives and property and ensuring that persons found culpable of violent crimes are brought to justice in accordance with the law.
“He therefore urges members of the public to report incidents to the nearest Police Station or call the following GSM numbers; CONTROL ROOM EMERGENCY NUMBERS: 07059473022, 08038907662.”
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Troops of the Nigerian Army have arrested a suspected kidnapper, Mukaila Iliyasu, and recovered N200,000 cash during a joint security operation in Nasarawa State.
Acting Media Information Officer,HQ JTF Operation WHIRL STROKE, Lieutenant Ahmad Zubairu Zubairu, disclosed this in a statement on 31 October 2026.
According to the statement, troops of Sector 2, Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS), working alongside operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS), arrested the suspect at Akwaba, Nasarawa Eggon Local Government Area.
The Army disclosed that the suspect threatened to abduct a female resident if she fails to pay N200,000 ransom.
On October 29, 2026, a soldier, acting in disguise, delivered the money to the suspect, leading to his arrest while receiving the alleged ransom.
“Troops of Sector 2, Joint Task Force Operation WHIRL STROKE, in collaboration with operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) arrested a suspected kidnapper during a joint intelligence-led operation, recovering N200,000 allegedly demanded as ransom from a victim,” the statement read
“On 29 October 2026, DSS operatives alerted troops of Sector 2, Operation WHIRL STROKE to an incident involving an adult female resident, who was allegedly threatened by one Mukaila Iliyasu.
“The suspect reportedly demanded N200,000 from the victim, threatening to abduct her if she failed to meet his demand.
“Following the report, troops and DSS operatives promptly coordinated an anti-kidnapping operation to apprehend the suspect.
“In a well-coordinated sting operation, a soldier, acting in disguise and displaying exceptional gallantry, delivered the money to the suspect, leading to his arrest while receiving the alleged ransom.
“The suspect was subsequently handed over to the DSS for further investigation and possible prosecution.
“The operation was successfully conducted with precision and professionalism.”
The Force Commander, Joint Task Force Operation WHIRL STROKE and General Officer Commanding 5 Division, Nigerian Army, Major General Moses Kolo Gara, commended the troops and DSS operatives for their professionalism, gallantry and effective inter-agency collaboration.
He urged them to sustain the existing intelligence-sharing framework and operational synergy towards tackling kidnapping and other security threats within the Joint Operations Area.
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Mother sentenced to 7 consecutive life terms after her 11-year-old daughter gives birth to her husband’s baby
A woman in Oklahoma, United States, has been sentenced to seven consecutive life sentences after failing to protect her 11-year-old daughter from sexual abuse and then allowing the child to give birth at home without medical assistance after she became pregnant with her husband’s child.
Cherie Walker was sentenced to seven consecutive life sentences by a Muskogee County judge on Friday, October 30, 2026, per Oklahoma City Fox affiliate, KOKL and public Muskogee County court records reviewed by PEOPLE.
Walker, 34, was charged with one count of child sexual abuse and six counts of child neglect in August 2025 after authorities learned that her 11-year-old daughter had given birth to a baby inside the family’s home without prenatal care or medical assistance on August 16, 2025, according to reports from local outlets.
In a statement to KOTV at the time, Muskogee County Assistant District Attorney Janet Hutson said that both Walker and her husband, Dustin Walker, claimed that they did not know the child was pregnant when she gave birth.
“This child is traumatized,” Hutson told KOTV at the time. “She’s been through a horrific ordeal. I mean, not only has somebody gotten her pregnant, but she gave birth at home without medical assistance, and this will be her life for the rest of her life.”
In another statement to KJRH, the district attorney’s office said that DNA testing confirmed that Walker’s husband — the child’s stepfather — was the baby’s father.
The Muskogee County district attorney’s office did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
Prosecutors later argued that Walker knew her husband was sexually abusing her daughter but did nothing to stop it. She was convicted on all seven felony counts on July 17, 2026, according to public Muskogee County court records reviewed by PEOPLE.
The child’s stepfather pleaded guilty to felony child sexual abuse and neglect charges in March.
He was later sentenced to life in prison, per the outlet
The child’s grandmother, Michelle Justus, was also charged in relation to the case, as prosecutors argued that she knew sexual abuse was happening within the household and did nothing to stop it.
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