NDLEA Arrests Cameroonian In Nigeria Military Uniform, Intercepts Explosives Belonging To Terrorists In Niger, Adamawa
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, during a nationwide raid to mop out drugs in circulation ahead of May 29 inauguration across the country, intercepted a consignment of 32 pieces of Improvised Explosive Devices, IEDs, being taken to terrorists’ camp in Niger state.
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, during a nationwide raid to mop out drugs in circulation ahead of May 29 inauguration across the country, intercepted a consignment of 32 pieces of Improvised Explosive Devices, IEDs, being taken to terrorists’ camp in Niger state.
NDLEA operatives in Adamawa State, on stop and search patrol along Michika- Bazza road on Friday 26th May arrested a Cameroonian, Ndawai Emma Ngalou with a pair of Nigerian Army camourflage uniform bearing Sunday U and two ATM cards belonging to Turaki Mohammed and Ekene Izuegunam.
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Agency, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd) had ordered the immediate transfer of the suspect, one Musa Muhammadu.
Muhammadu was arrested with the explosives on Monday, May 22, along Wawa Road, Kainji, Niger State and handed over to the military.
The Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA Headquarters, Abuja, Femi Babafemi, on Sunday, in a statement said the NDLEA, intercepted a shipment containing 379grams of the same illicit substance
concealed in false bottom of six black soap containers.
According to him, the wares were packed in a carton containing local hand fans, heading to Cyprus in Europe.
According to him, the items had been recovered at a courier company in Lagos by officers of the Directorate of Operations and General Investigation, DOGI, in the Agency.
He said all these were happened few weeks after the operatives attached to the SAHCO export Shed of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport Ikeja Lagos intercepted a consignment of 30.10kg methamphetamine going to London, UK,
According to him, the two ladies, Bilkisu Yusuf, 33, and Kauna Katsina, 25, were on Monday 22nd May arrested in Ningi town, Bauchi state with 11,080 pills of tramadol, while Uche Shadrach, 22, was arrested with 20,480 pills of the same pharmaceutical opioid on Wednesday 24th May along Okene-Lokoja highway, Kogi state on his way from Onitsha, Anambra state to Minna, Niger state.
"In the same vein, two suspects: Surajo Adamu and Muhammad Ali were arrested on Friday 26th May with 379,200 tablets of Diazepam in Alimosho area of Lagos, while the MMIA Command of the Agency took custody of 22 cartons of Tramadol 225mg weighing 1,144.30 kg and 12 cartons of Tramadol 120mg with a total weight of 320kg, all containing 2, 317, 400 pills transferred to the Agency by the Airport Command of the Nigeria Customs Service, on Thursday 25th May.
"In Delta state, NDLEA operatives supported by men drawn from the Nigerian Army, NSCDC and the Police on Wednesday 24th May raided the notorious Abbi town, Ndokwa West LGA where three suspects: Eunice Eneh, 52; Animan Ifeoma, 26, and Chuks Webema Dennis, 35, were arrested with a total of 343.9kg cannabis recovered from them.
"A similar mop up operation in Bayelsa has led to the arrest of a wanted suspect, Ozoemena Egbochue, 38, at the Swali market in Yenagoa on Monday 22nd May following the earlier arrest of his sales boy, Morgan Eredeowei with 11,748 pills of tramadol and diazepam." The statement said.
He explained that the Buba Marwa while commending the officers and men of the Agency across all Commands nationwide; for their professionalism and synergy with other law enforcement agencies in the mop up operation, urged them to sustain the offensive action even after the Monday 29th May handover ceremonies.
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