The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control on Friday destroyed counterfeit, expired, banned, and substandard products valued at N20 billion during its South-West Zonal Destruction Flag-off Ceremony at the Moniya Dumpsite in Ibadan.

The exercise, NAFDAC said, is part of ongoing efforts to safeguard public health by permanently removing unsafe, falsified, and violative products from circulation, a release shared by the agency on its website and social media handle noted.

Items destroyed included substandard and falsified medicines, unsafe processed foods, counterfeit cosmetics, and various expired goods seized from manufacturers, importers, and distributors across the South-West.

The exercise also covered expired and damaged products voluntarily submitted by compliant companies, NGOs, and trade groups.

The Director-General of NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, commended the collaboration with other enforcement agencies, highlighting the scale of the operation:

“We commend the strong partnership with @CustomsNG, especially the recent handover of 25 containers of counterfeit and substandard pharmaceuticals, including a reefer container, for destruction.

“This is a clear demonstration of our collective commitment to protecting the health of Nigerians.”

Adeyeye also acknowledged the support of the “Nigeria Police Force, Nigerian Army, Department of State Services, Pharmacists Council of Nigeria, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, and Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps,” describing it as crucial in the “sustained national fight against counterfeiters.”

She reiterated NAFDAC’s resolve to continue targeting unsafe products.

The agency boss stated, “Our mandate is to ensure that unsafe, falsified, and violative products are permanently removed from circulation.

“We will continue to work relentlessly to safeguard the health and wellbeing of every Nigerian.”

According to the release, the destruction exercise, which drew officials and stakeholders from across the region, underscores NAFDAC’s proactive approach to tackling counterfeit goods that pose serious risks to public safety.

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Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have busted what they describe as a “high-target arms supply network” linked to recent terror attacks in Plateau State and neighbouring northern states.

The secret police confirmed in a statement on Sunday, November 16, that its operatives arrested a suspected arms dealer, Musa Abubakar, following a coordinated intelligence-driven operation carried out on November 12, 2025.

According to the statement, the operation was triggered by credible intelligence which traced the suspect’s activities to an arms-manufacturing workshop located in the Mista Ali area of Bassa Local Government Area in Plateau State.

The DSS said the suspect “confessed to having manufactured and distributed high-calibre weapons and ammunition to armed groups involved in violent attacks in Plateau State and other northern regions.”

Investigators believe the weapons produced in the workshop were supplied to criminal gangs responsible for deadly attacks across several vulnerable communities.

The agency said the raid led to the recovery of several items, including components used for assembling improvised explosive devices (IEDs), chemical substances, and other equipment associated with arms fabrication.

“These discoveries confirm the scale and sophistication of his activities,” the statement read.

DSS sources added that the suspect had allegedly maintained a network that fed weapons into major flashpoints in Plateau and beyond, worsening insecurity, banditry and inter-communal violence.

The breakthrough comes days after DSS operatives rearrested Abdulazeez Obadaki, popularly known as Bomboy, a high-profile Kuje Prison escapee who had been linked to the Owo church attack and the assault on a Deeper Life Church.

The service also recently paraded nine additional suspects tied to various terror-related activities, including 46-year-old Timna Manjol.

Security analysts say the series of arrests suggests the DSS is intensifying efforts to dismantle networks that supply weapons to terrorist and bandit groups across the North.

The DSS assured that investigations are ongoing and that further arrests are expected as it tracks additional members of the illegal arms pipeline.

Security operatives across Plateau State have reportedly heightened monitoring of rural communities and border routes where weapons are believed to be distributed.

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A wanted drug baron operating under the guise of a businessman and hotelier, Frank Chijioke Ibemesi, popularly known as Chisco Bee, has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency’s (NDLEA) Special Operations Unit after several weeks of intelligence gathering and surveillance.

It was reports that the NDLEA confirmed the arrest in a statement issued on Sunday, November 16, 2025, by its Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi.

According to the agency, the 42-year-old suspect, who is the MD/CEO of Franc CJ Ibemesi Nigeria Ltd, was picked up in the early hours of Saturday, November 15, at Daisy Garden Hotel, located at 66–68 Agbeke Street, Ago Palace Way, Isolo, Lagos.

Immediately after the arrest, operatives took him to one of his warehouses at 7 Pius Ezeobi Street, off Ago Palace Way, where they recovered 42 jumbo bags and four cartons of Loud, a potent strain of cannabis, with a total weight of 1,762.8 kilograms.

Also seized from him on the spot were large volumes of foreign currency: $11,600, £2,000, €2,200 and 50 Canadian dollars, all found in cash.

The agency stated that the raid on the Lagos hotel was only one part of a massive, week-long operation conducted across several states.

In Osun State, NDLEA operatives intercepted a major drug syndicate operating from the Orita-Apeje, Araromi-Okeodo forest reserve in Ife South LGA after days of monitoring.

Two trucks, a Volvo truck marked WWR 29 XA and a Mercedes truck with registration AWK 713 YZ, both loaded with processed skunk weighing 11,135 kilograms, were seized.

Seven suspects were arrested: Lucky Abiodun, Julius Amos, Victor Ngbikili, Sunday Oduegwu, Ibrahim Akanni, Eze Godstime, and Fred Ifeanyichukwu.

The NDLEA said its operatives in Edo State also made several seizures totalling 1,902.1 kilograms of skunk across different locations.

The breakdown shows:

184.1kg was recovered along a bush path at Oza/Igbanke Road, Orhionmwon LGA, on Thursday, November 13.

672kg was evacuated from the Utese forest in Ovia North East LGA on Friday, November 14.

494kg was recovered from a Mercedes-Benz car marked DE311BEN along the Benin–Akure road. The driver, Felix Edah, 45, was arrested.

Another suspect, Lucky Abagha, 51, was arrested in a Mercedes-Benz car marked JJJ 56 JW, conveying 552kg of skunk.

The NDLEA reported further arrests and seizures in several other states.

In Ogun State, four suspects – Michael Okoh, Offor Agada, Raphael Nkemjika, and Nwabueze Franklin, were arrested along the Ijebu-Ode expressway with 68kg of skunk and 3.150kg of methamphetamine.

In Taraba State, operatives arrested Danjuma Tukura, 50, with 172kg of skunk in Sunkani, Ardo Kola LGA. Another suspect, Wisdom Titus, 24, was arrested with 84kg in Takum.

In Adamawa, officers attached to the Aliyu Mustapha International Airport, Yola, seized 396,000 tramadol capsules from Ahmed Isyaku Nda, 50, on Friday, November 14.

In Nasarawa State, 785kg of skunk was evacuated from the warehouse of a drug dealer currently on the run at Asob Maraba Karu.

Naija News reports that more arrests were made in Lagos, including the capture of two suspects, Jamiu Kunle Kardoso and Oriyomi Waliu, with 65.150kg of Canadian Loud in Surulere.

Another suspect, Taofeek Moraina, was arrested the same day in Otto, Oyingbo area of Lagos with 282 blocks of Ghana Loud weighing 141kg.

In Kwara State, NDLEA operatives intercepted a truck marked T-0262KT along the Ilorin–Jebba expressway carrying 197 blocks of skunk weighing 78.565kg and 155 cartons of rubber solutions.

The driver, Umar Yakubu, was arrested.

A commercial bus, marked KJA-657CY, was also intercepted at Eiyenkorin, Ilorin, on Wednesday, November 12, with 20 blocks of skunk concealed in a 50-litre jerry can, leading to the arrest of Ibrahim Bello.

The agency noted that its Commands and formations across the country continued their War Against Drug Abuse (WADA) campaign in schools, worship centres and workplaces.

Schools visited for drug-prevention lectures include 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).

NDLEA Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, Brigadier-General Mohammed Buba Marwa (retd), commended the officers involved in the operations.

He urged them to remain firm and consistent, saying the agency will continue using a “balanced approach” to advance drug-control efforts nationwide.

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