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.
The Eleme Local Government Council in Rivers State has arrested two suspects linked to a stolen Toyota Corolla.
The Chief Security Officer of the council, Comr. Greg Emere Ogosu, who confirmed the incident on Wednesday, April 22, 2026 said the arrests followed ongoing efforts to fight crime in the area.
According to Ogosu, the suspects had been under watch since April 5, 2026, when the stolen car was found hidden at New Road in Onne.
The duo was later arrested after a manhunt and confessed to the crime.
He added that they have been handed over to the Nigeria Police for proper investigation and prosecution, stressing that there is no room for jungle justice in Eleme.
The council also warned that criminal activities will not be allowed in the area.
Suspected Boko Haram terrorists have killed 20 persons in Pubagu, Askira Uba Local Government Area of Borno State, and Mayo-Ladde in Hong Local Government Area of Adamawa State.
Our correspondent gathered that the terrorists stormed the two border communities around 4 p.m. on Tuesday, overpowering local security operatives before killing residents.
Confirming the attack exclusively to PUNCH Online on Wednesday, the Chairman of Askira Uba Local Government Area, Mada Saidu, said 11 people were killed in Pubagu, Borno State, while nine lost their lives in Hong Local Government Area of Adamawa State.
He said, “Yes, there was an attack in Pubagu, Askira Uba, yesterday, Tuesday, around 4 p.m. Eleven people were killed. While in Mayo-Ladde, Hong Local Government in Adamawa State, nine people were killed.”
The two locations, according to him, are separated by a river.
“In total, we have 20 deaths, 11 from Askira Uba in Borno, nine from Hong Local Government, Adamawa,” he added.
Saidu noted that the insurgents overpowered local security operatives, gained access to the communities, and shot their victims.
“I later went there together with the Army. Initially, it was local security that was there, that is, hunters and vigilantes. But they were overpowered by the terrorists,” he stated.
Eyewitnesses said the attackers stormed the communities on motorcycles and operated for hours, destroying homes and looting property.
One of the survivors, who pleaded anonymity, said, “Yesterday evening, the terrorists stormed our community in Pubagu. They shot sporadically for hours, burning houses and shops. They killed both men and women after operating for over one hour.”
The source added that the terrorists operated with little resistance from security operatives.
“The local vigilantes and hunters tried their best. Unfortunately, the terrorists were well armed and in much greater numbers. The resistance was not strong enough. The hunters later fled for their lives, too,” the source added.
On April 16, PUNCH Online reported that Boko Haram terrorists killed four soldiers and one civilian in Mussa community in Askira Uba Local Government Area.
The Chairman of the local government, Mada Saidu, who confirmed the earlier attack, said the civilian casualty was a woman.
Operatives of the Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, Ikoyi, Lagos have commenced an investigation of a suspected fake lawyer, John Anoruo, for possession of a forged seal of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA.
Anoruo, who operates a legal and educational consultancy in the Ikorodu area of Lagos, was arrested by EFCC operatives on Monday, April 20, 2026.
The agency in a statement said his case began after he submitted a petition dated September 22, 2025 to the EFCC, on behalf of his clients, against the management of a company, Global West Vessel Specialist Nigeria Limited.
However, investigations revealed that both the petition and the subsequent Letter of Withdrawal dated March 5, 2026, bore a forged seal of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, which Anoruo confessed to have obtained from an undisclosed business centre in Lagos.
During investigations,the 55-year-old claimed that although he obtained a Law degree in 2018 from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State, through evening classes, he did not attend the Nigerian Law School.
The agency says the suspect will be charged to court as soon as investigations are concluded.
