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PHOTOS: NDLEA dismantle social media drug network in Lagos, arrest 2 distributors packaging cannabis as imported Christmas cookies
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has dismantled a social media drug network in Lagos, arresting two distributors who packaged cannabis as imported Christmas cookies.
The distributors, identified as Deji Adesanya and Olubiyi Majekodunmi, had imported Canadian loud, a potent strain of cannabis, along with branded sachets printed with cookie and snack labels to conceal retail quantities of the drug.
Cannabis concealed in cookie and snack sachets
The agency’s spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, in a statement on Sunday, said the syndicate operated via a whatsapp group used to take and dispatch orders.
“Following credible intelligence about the activities of the syndicate which operates and distributes through a whatsapp platform, NDLEA operatives on Saturday 22nd November 2025 raided their apartment at Ojulari street, Ikate area of Lekki.
“A large quantity of the designer sachets and 5 kilograms of loud were recovered from them at the point of their arrest,” the statement read.
A separate operation in Mushin on November 27 led to the arrest of Philip Ucheka, 38, who was receiving 110 pouches of Canadian loud weighing 55.6kg.
Philip Ucheka
Three vehicles tied to his distribution activities were also confiscated.
At a courier company in Lagos on November 27, a teddy bear shipped from Thailand was found to contain 100 grams of loud, while 548 tramadol capsules hidden in Vitamin C and magnesium bottles bound for the United Kingdom were recovered at another logistics company the next day.
Along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway, NDLEA operatives arrested Wasiu Kareem, 55, with large quantities of 8,000 ampoules pentazocine injection, 590 bottles of codeine syrup, 1,500 co-codamol tablets and 9,900 tramadol capsules.
On November 24, a raid on Ipe forest in the Akoko south east area of Ondo state led to the arrest of seven suspects and the recovery of 3,077kg of skunk.
The suspects are identified as John Ede, Ede Ndubuisi, Ikenna Abe, Eze Chukwuma, Maduabuchi Odo, Nnaji Chudubem and Gorge Okowor.
John Ede, Ede Ndubuisi, Ikenna Abe, Eze Chukwuma, Maduabuchi Odo, Nnaji Chudubem and Gorge Okowor
Similarly, in Kogi state, operatives arrested Anthony Sylvester, 49, along the Okene-Lokoja highway on November 26 with 649kg of skunk concealed in a truck.
Anthony Sylvester
Officers at the NDLEA Seme special area command carried out a separate raid on a warehouse in Ashipa, near the Seme border, recovering 487 blocks of skunk weighing 243.5kg and arresting Abubakar Shuaibu, 33.
Abubakar Shuaibu
In Kano, NDLEA operatives arrested Tsalha Alasan, 47, with 137kg of skunk along the Zaria-Kano road on November 24.
In Bauchi state, three suspects; Godspower Appeal, Ernest Upong and Godday Chukwudi were intercepted with 322 blocks of skunk (209kg) at Fanshanu village in Toro local government area.
Godspower Appeal, Ernest Upong and Godday Chukwudi
A black Toyota Highlander (registration ABJ 533 EA) reportedly used to convey the drugs was also impounded.
On November 29, John Ekoja, 51, was arrested along the Abuja-Jos highway with 210.15kg of skunk.
John Ekoja
Along the Abuja-Kaduna highway, a couple identified as Abdullahi Abubakar, 45, and Jamila Abdullahi, 35 were arrested with 725 rounds of 7.62mm live ammunition hidden in a sack of maize.
Abdullahi Abubakar, Jamila Abdullahi
Another suspect, Awwal Sabiu, 20, was arrested on November 28 at the Abuja-Kaduna tollgate with 400 rounds of 7.62mm ammunition.
Awwal Sabiu
NDLEA chairman, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (rtd), commended the Lagos, Ondo, Oyo, Kogi, Kano, Kaduna, Seme and Bauchi commands for the coordinated operations.
He urged officers to maintain the agency’s balanced approach combining enforcement with community-focused education.
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PHOTOS: Kebbi man arrested over alleged ritual desecration of Qur’an after burying it in pit with s€men to make woman more submissive to her husband
The Kebbi State Police Command has arrested a 29-year-old man, Abubakar Musa, over alleged ritual desecration of the Holy Qur’an in Zuru Local Government Area of the state.
The spokesperson for the command, SP Bashir Usman, who disclosed this in a statement on 14th August 2026, said the suspect was arrested in connection with alleged criminal conspiracy, abuse of religious books, use of spells and hypnosis, and inciting disturbance.
According to the PPRO, on August 9, 2026, Musa and two other suspects, Rabi’u Tela and Hamza Zango, allegedly dug a pit and buried a copy of the Holy Qur’an, together with semen, white and red kolanuts, underwear, d3ad animals, and other fetish items.
The police spokesperson said the act was allegedly intended to make Rabi’u Tela’s wife Zarau Hassan more submissive to him.
“The Kebbi State Police Command has arrested Abubakar Musa, male, 29, of Rafin Mose Village, Zuru LGA, in connection with a case of criminal conspiracy, abuse of religious books, use of spells and hypnosis, and inciting disturbance,” the statement read.
“The incident occurred on 9th August 2026, at about 1900hrs, at Zango Area, Zuru. Preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect allegedly conspired with two others; Rabi’u Tela, husband of Zarau Hassan, and Hamza Zango, both now at large, to dig a pit inside Zarau Hassan’s room and bury therein a copy of the Holy Qur’an, together with semen, white and red kolanuts, underwear, dead animals, and other fetish items.
“The act was allegedly intended to make Zarau Hassan more submissive to her husband, Rabi’u Tela, and was carried out in circumstances capable of provoking a breach of the peace among the Muslim faithful in the community.
“Efforts are ongoing to apprehend the two fleeing suspects, while Abubakar Musa remains in police custody and will be charged to court upon conclusion of investigation.
“The Commissioner of Police, CP Umar M. Hadejia, psc, MNIM, strongly condemns the alleged act and warns that the Command will deal decisively, within the law, with individuals whose actions threaten religious harmony, public order, and peaceful coexistence.
“Members of the public are urged to promptly report suspicious activities to the Police through 09039911876 or 07081074395. All information will be treated with utmost confidentiality.”
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Gunmen have abducted 14 passengers travelling along the Otukpo–Adoka road in Benue State.
The incident occurred on Thursday night, August 13, 2026 when an 18-seater commercial bus travelling from Enugu State to Abuja was reportedly ambushed along the Ankpechi–Omutele axis of Ohimini Local Government Area.
A resident, Ochai, who spoke with punch on Friday, said the gunmen forced all the passengers into the surrounding forest.
“Some gunmen ambushed an 18-seater bus heading to Abuja between Omutele and Ankpechi along Otukpo -Adola road yesterday (Thursday) night. All the passengers in the vehicle were whisked away by the gunmen,” he said.
The spokesperson for the Benue State Police Command, DSP Peter Aondongu, who confirmed the incident in a statement said five of the victims have so far been rescued.
According to the PPRO, the police launched a coordinated rescue operation early Friday.
Aondongu said the operation involved an exchange of gunfire between the security operatives and the kidnappers.
“The Benue State Police Command has confirmed a kidnapping incident involving a commercial passenger bus travelling from Enugu State to Abuja along the Ankpechi–Omutele axis of Ohimini Local Government Area on the night of 13 August 2026,” the statement read
“Following the incident, operatives of the command commenced a coordinated rescue operation early this (Friday) morning. The operation, which involved an exchange of gunfire, has so far resulted in the successful rescue of five victims, including a four-year-old boy, while nine others remain in the custody of the suspected kidnappers.”
The police spokesperson disclosed that one of the rescued victims sustained a gunshot injury during the operation and was taken to a medical facility in Otukpo for treatment.
He said the police, working with other security agencies, had intensified efforts to secure the release of the remaining nine victims.
According to Aondongu, the operation was being conducted cautiously, with the safety of the abducted passengers prioritised.
The Commissioner of Police in the state, Cletus Nwadiogbu, also assured the victims’ families and members of the public that efforts would continue until the remaining passengers were rescued.
He urged residents of the affected communities to remain vigilant and provide security agencies with credible information that could aid the rescue operation.
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