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NDLEA operatives arrest village head in Sokoto for drug trafficking

A 38-year-old village head of Gidan Abba, in Bodinga Local Government Area of Sokoto State, Abubakar Ibrahim has been apprehended for drug trafficking by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). Femi Babafemi, the spokesman of the agency said in a statement issued on Sunday that the suspect was arrested with 3kg of […]
NDLEA operatives arrest village head in Sokoto for drug trafficking

A 38-year-old village head of Gidan Abba, in Bodinga Local Government Area of Sokoto State, Abubakar Ibrahim has been apprehended for drug trafficking by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).

Femi Babafemi, the spokesman of the agency said in a statement issued on Sunday that the suspect was arrested with 3kg of cannabis sativa and 4,000 tablets of exol-5.

According to the agency’s spokesman, 46.637kgs of methamphetamine, cocaine and heroin were recovered by NDLEA operatives across seven States, adding that the village head was among 11 suspects arrested in interdiction operations in which 991,320 pills of pharmaceutical opioids and 1,251kgs of cannabis were confiscated.

The statement explained that on Wednesday, 26th October, 2022, NDLEA operatives intercepted 15 cartons containing 802,000 pills of Tramadol imported from Dubai, UAE and Karachi, Pakistan at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja Lagos.

The statement said, “While 10 cartons of Tramadol 225mg came in from Dubai on Ethiopian Airlines flight, four cartons of 100mg and a carton of 225mg Tramadol came from Karachi, Pakistan on another Ethiopian Airlines flight.”

NDLEA operatives arrest village head in Sokoto for drug trafficking

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Lagos Govt Uncovers 86 Rooms Under Bridge Where Tenants Pay N250,000 Yearly (Update)

Lifestyle Nigeria gathered that Lagos State’s Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, on Wednesday said the government discovered 86 partitioned rooms, sized 10×10 and 12×10, under the Dolphin Estate Bridge, Ikoyi, on Lagos Island.

Tenants are said to be paying N250,000 per annum for the makeshift apartment under the bridge.

Wahab shared this information via a post on X.com on Wednesday, along with videos.

He added that the enforcement team of Lagos State’s Ministry of Environment and Water Resources had successfully removed all structures, including a container utilised for various illegal activities, from beneath the Dolphin Estate bridge.

Sharing videos he wrote, “A total number of 86 rooms, partitioned into 10×10 and 12×10, and a container used for different illegal activities were discovered under the Dolphin Estate Bridge.

“They have all been removed by the enforcement team of the Lagos State Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources”

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Daniel Anjorin, 14-Year-Old British-Nigerian Named Victim Of London Daytime Sword Attack

Lifestyle Nigeria gathered that A 14-year-old boy who lost his life on Tuesday after a man wielding a sword stabbed the youth, two police officers and two other people in a street attack in east London has been identified as Daniel Anjorin.

A 36-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder.

BBC reports that Anjorin attended Bancroft’s, the same independent day school as Grace O’Malley-Kumar, one of the victims in the Nottingham stabbing incident.

In an official statement, the Metropolitan Police reported that the suspect rammed his van into a property on Laing Close, resulting in a collision that injured a 33-year-old man.

Subsequently, the suspect physically assaulted the victim, causing a wound to the neck.

Additionally, a 35-year-old man sustained lacerations to his arm during an assault within a neighbouring residence.

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FG Inaugurates PH-Aba Train Service – Declares Free Ride For Four Days

The Federal Government of Nigeria has recently launched the Port Harcourt-Aba train service, which covers a distance of 62 kilometers.

Lifestyle Nigeria reports that to encourage the usage of the train service, the Government has also declared free train rides for a duration of four days, from May 1st to May 4th. Commercial services of the train are expected to start from May 7th.

The transportation sector is one of the key priorities of President Bola Tinubu’s administration, and the Eastern rail corridor project has been receiving special focus since he took office.

This train service is a part of the government’s efforts to facilitate trade, enhance mobility, and accessibility, and promote connectivity between regions.

“With the completion of the rehabilitation of the Port-Harcourt to Aba rail corridor, the Ministry will continue to vigorously drive the contractor Messrs CCECC towards the speedy completion and delivery of the 181 kilometres Aba-Enugu stretch,” Alkali said.

“The fare for the Port-Harcourt to Aba train service has been pegged at #1000 for VIP & #800 for economy class.”

The Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC), the Managing Director, Fidet Okhiria, stated that the contractor is expected to deliver 50 narrow gauge locomotives and 100 narrow gauge coaches to be deployed along existing train corridors in the country.

The train services were initially set to commence by the end of March, but it was postponed to April 29th and is now scheduled to launch on May 7th. The rail line is a section of the Port Harcourt-Maiduguri railroad project initiated by former President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration.