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Post Date : April 25, 2021

Bandits kidnap 20 women during naming ceremony, 5 others in Katsina

No fewer than 20 women were on Friday kidnapped by bandits at Gidan Bido village of Dandume local government area of Katsina State during a naming ceremony. In the same vein, bandits had stormed Unguwar Bawa village in the same Dandume local government area and kidnapped 5 men in the early hours of Saturday morning. Findings gathered that the bandits stormed the venue of the naming ceremony around 1 pm and kidnapped the 20 women. Narrating the incident, a source remarked that the bandits came to the venue holding sophisticated weapons and asked the women to queue up and whisked them on motorcycles. Also, a resident of Unguwar Bawa, Rabiu Bawa remarked that bandits have in the wee hours of Saturday morning stormed Unguwar Bawa the home town of Haruna Goma, representing Dandume constituency in the state House of Assembly, and kidnapped 5 men. According to him, the people of Dandume are living in fear as a result of incessant attacks by the bandits. “Almost all the surrounding communities have one story to tell about the activities of these hoodlums,” he disclosed. He said, the villages are surrounded by thick forests and some of these villages shared a border with Birnin Gwari in Kaduna State. As at the time of filing the report, the Police image-maker, Isa Gambo could not confirm the incident.

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Post Date : April 25, 2021

Nigeria at war with itself ― Dogara

Former Speaker of the House of Representative, Rt. Hon. Yakubu Dogara, on Saturday, said Nigeria is heading towards a dangerous precipice. Dogara lamented that “Nigeria is at war with itself and it’s like all roads lead to Golgotha. The dam has broken and we have reached an inflexion point.” He stated this during the 10th Convocation ceremony of the Achievers University in Owo, headquarters of Owo Local Government Area in Ondo State. Dogara who is the Chancellor of the University, identified the insecurity in the land, epileptic economic growth, unemployment, extreme inequality with poverty and citizens alienation from the government as some of the few challenges responsible for the present situation in the country. He noted that some past leaders have predicted the present situation but the observations had been left unattended to and coming to fruition. “Long before the events of today, the late sage. Chief Obefemi Awolowo. remarked in 1947 that Nigeria was not a nation but a “mere geographic expression”. “Our literary icons too have wondered in brilliant prose, “is Nigeria a nation and should it be?” quipped Prof Soyinka. Soyinka also asked the question, “does a state shamelessly plundered by a succession of rulers have any legitimate claim on the loyalty of its citizenry?” “Prof Soyinka fears Nigeria may be a farcical illusion. Also, the late Chinua Achebe had cause to intensely grieve over the demise of a Nigeria that had been promised by the nationalist movement. “All these observations were made before now that cancer that led to those observations has been left to metastasize. This means, all this while, something has been fundamentally wrong with Nigeria which we have failed to cure.” Dogara said. “Other experts have linked insecurity in Nigeria to the government’s failure or lack of capacity to deliver public services as well as provide basic needs of the people. This lapse creates a pool of frustrated people who are easily ignited by any event to be violent. “Also, inequality and unfairness in appointment and distribution of public utilities create a perception of marginalization by a section of the people, especially the youth, who have a sense of disaffection and/or resentment. He also identified other causes of insecurity in the country to the loss of socio-cultural and communal value system such as collectivism and loyalty to authority; porous borders that enable untracked individuals and groups moving in and out of the country at will; extreme poverty, illiteracy and inveterate corruption, and not limited to inadequate equipping and training of security personnel. Dogara noted that the insecurity is gradually spreading to the South West and South-East leading to the creation of vigilante and zonal security outfits in these zones. According to him the creation of the Amotekun Corps in the South West and the Ebube Agu in the South-East might not put an end to the insecurity in the areas as the personnel of the outfit would soon degenerate into lucrative criminal cartels. “Lack of training will result in extra-judicial killings and some of us who have welcomed them as saviours will sooner than later start condemning them for their brinkmanship and lack of transparency. History is replete with disturbing anecdotes on the impossible necessity of vigilantes” he said. He, however, said “The effects of insecurity in Nigeria are being felt by all. Many of us in this assembly, who ordinarily would have travelled by road, would have chosen a journey by a flight out of fear, thereby inevitably affecting our budget. “The effects of insecurity are multi-dimensional, including loss of investment which in turn discourages potential domestic and international investors; destruction of critical infrastructure; human resource decimation through hostage-taking, kidnapping and genocide; disruption of human capital development through kidnapping of students in educational institutions; and disruption of economic activities through theft, armed robbery, assassination, ritual killing, and numerous fraudulent activities, amongst others” According to him the present situation in the country is responsible for the prediction that Nigeria may not exist beyond 2023 but said “this shouldn’t scare us. But what scares me is post-2023, if we get it all wrong. What is on the 2023 ballot is Nigeria itself. ” We need a team whose pedigree must match their rhetoric for unity, peace and progress. Our most immediate challenge now is to bring our disparate peoples together and pull down our barriers; otherwise, we cannot build. Issues of development, although absolutely important, are not the most immediate. ” No one without an implementable solution on the questions of unity and justice for us all regardless of ethnicity or creed should have their names on the ballot, period. “Make no mistake, if we dare get it all wrong in 2023, we would have succeeded in hastening the days of the first four hours – the famous horsemen of the apocalypse on ourselves days that will be marked by conquest, war, famine and death. May God forbid” He said “The solution is as complex as the problem; that is why it will take visionary leadership with the right political will to win this war. “Be that as it may, we must move forward as a nation. Stemming the tide of insecurity in Nigeria requires all hands to be on deck. We must all be involved. All Nigerians should consider themselves stakeholders if the war against insecurity must be won. “Although Nigeria has broken my heart severally, I still love her a lot. This is because of the consequences of a fractured Nigeria not only on the psyche of Nigerians but the black race. “Nigeria represents a major promise that a black nation can truly attain the status of a global superpower and once Nigeria vanishes, that promise will perish with it. “Therefore, I will rather be part of a stable and prosperous populous nation with a major promise than a citizen of a fragmented part of Nigeria no matter how well organized it may be. “I am sure there are so many here who believe as I do. No doubt, the challenges

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Post Date : April 25, 2021

Police arrest suspected ATM fraudster in Enugu

The Police Command in Enugu State has arrested a suspect for allegedly engaging in an Automated Teller Machine (ATM) card fraud in some banks in Enugu metropolis. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Daniel Ndukwe, said this in a statement on Saturday. Ndukwe said that the command also recovered a tricycle used by the suspect and his cohorts for their operations. He said that the feat was achieved by operatives attached to the New Haven Police Division within the metropolis on April 16 at about 9a.m. According to him, police operatives arrested one Chukwudi Chukwu, 25, at an ATM point along Chime Avenue, Enugu. “His arrest led to the recovery of a yellow-coloured Bajaj tricycle with registration number: ENU 677 WW, used by the suspect and his gang for operation and nine ATM cards of different banks. “The suspect, whose arrest was due to a swift response to a distress call and his rescue from an angry mob by police operatives, is alleged to have fraudulently swapped a victim’s ATM card. “This the suspect did after offering to assist process his victim’s transaction on another bank’s ATM, with the intention of defrauding her. “He confessed to the crime as well as being a member of the syndicate that specialised in unsuspectingly swapping ATM cards of their victims at banks’ ATMs with non-functional cards. “This manipulative move they use to fraudulently obtain funds from their victim’s accounts,’’ the police spokesman said. He said that there had been discrete investigation to arrest other members of the syndicate, including the suspect’s accomplices who escaped on the said date of the arrest. “To this end, the state’s Commissioner of Police, Mr Mohammed Aliyu, has applauded the peace-loving residents for their assistance in the fight against criminals and their activities. “He, however, pleads with all and sundry to quickly submit arrested criminals to the police for proper investigation and prosecution, rather than indulge in mob actions that are tantamount to jungle justice.”

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Post Date : April 25, 2021

How Boko Haram Survives On Weapons Stolen From Nigerian Military

When about 30 armoured vehicles procured from around the world arrived the battle-front, military high commands in Abuja thought that would soon turn the tide in the intractable insurgency in the north-east part of the country. Soon, a tally showed that 16 of those precious equipment were either destroyed or taken away by the insurgents. The Abubakar Shekau-led Boko Haram and the Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) are using lapses in command structures on the side of the Nigerian military to inflict heavy losses on troops and convert military supplies for their own use, Daily Trust on Sunday reliably gathered. Informed sources told our correspondents that the two Boko Haram factions have for a long time largely relied on weapons confiscated from the military after sacking troops from their camps. Data tracked by Daily Trust on Sunday show a consistent pattern of attacks on military formations around the terrorists-infested areas in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa states. During such attacks, armouries, vehicles and food supplies are usually looted. For instance, between 2018 and the first quarter of 2021, the two factions of the Boko Haram have raided at least 38 military formations in the North East and in most instances carted away military hardware. Insiders and security watchers say far too many raids have been launched on some military formations that have not been reported by the media. This is besides hundreds of troops killed by the terrorists during such attacks. Our correspondents report that recent attacks on military formations are a continuation of a deeply entrenched onslaught on Nigeria’s security architecture in the North East. It started with attacks on police stations after the Shekau-led Boko took up arms against the Nigerian state especially from 2019, from where the insurgents made up their first stockpiles of arms. The terrorists thereafter “descended” on military formations, making it easy to refill their armouries as they continued with their war of attrition. Experts say defensive strategy often used by the military in holding on to positions is a major loophole being explored by the terrorists in launching attacks on the sentry troops. Another major cause of the frequent failure of the troops is said to be in the choice and deployment of officers, especially frontline commanders leading the men. Preferential posting of some officers and favouritism is also affecting troops’ morale and discipline. This, insiders say, has roots from recruitment into the elite Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) where VIPs corner the admissions. There is a general consensus among security experts that even though the two factions of the Boko Haram capitalize on Nigeria’s porous borders to bring in arms, they nonetheless get large chunk of their fighting equipment by attacking military formations. Nigeria is bordered by Benin, Cameroon, Chad, and Niger and shares maritime borders with Equatorial Guinea, Ghana and São Tomé and Príncipe. With an area of 923,768 km², the troubles in Sudan, Libya and Chad, occasioned by shortage of manpower to protect its borders especially in the Lake Chad region, make Nigeria increasingly vulnerable to arms proliferation. “But beyond the crises in our neighbouring countries and our porous border is the problem within our military system,” said Salihu Bakhari, a retired military officer and a security expert with deep knowledge of happenings in the North East. “Go and review all the videos of the guns, APCs, rocket launchers, gun trucks, Hilux vehicles and other weapons being used by the Boko Haram. You will see that they took them from our troops. “The terrorists have in the past ten years raided hundreds of military formations and whenever the troops ‘tactically withdraw’, the attackers simply take all the arms left behind by the troops,” Bakhari said. He said the introduction of Super Camps Strategy (SCS) by the former Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, did not help matters. Daily Trust on Sunday recalled that In July 2019, the military high command ‘improvised’ the concept of SCS as a result of multiple factors, including continuous attacks on the scattered Forward Operations Bases (FOB) of the military. Over time, the FOBs, situated in villages and smaller towns especially in northern and southern parts of Borno State, became vulnerable to attacks because of inadequate manpower and equipment. The Super Camp Strategy led to the establishment of few well-constructed military strongholds. It brought to the end the concept of smaller military outposts with a higher probability of being attacked by Boko Haram invaders. About 12 of such camps were established by the military but findings revealed that many of them have been attacked by the terrorists in the last two years and key military assets carted away. One source disclosed that over 70 per cent of the weapons and other military equipment procured by the federal government to fight the insurgents end up in the hands of the Boko Haram forces. He said routine pictures from operations released by the military often show officially branded vehicles as “recoveries” from the insurgents. The situation, sources say, has become a huge headache and dilemma for the top echelon of Nigerian security architecture. “There is now a big debate going on for and against deployment of more weapons. It is a dilemma because you cannot afford to have ill-equipped troops but the big question is of what use is procuring more weapons when we know that most of it will end up in the hands of the insurgents,” a source said. Another intelligence source said, “I won’t be able to put a percentage on the quantity of arms and other equipment that the terrorists have snatched from our military and other security agencies. “However, it could be within the range of 50 per cent now compared to 2012-15, where it could be said to be about 65 per cent. These were failures of commands and the lack of patriotism and professionalism. “Failure of commands is due to inexperience on the part of some of the commanders in the field because when confronting the terrorists,

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Post Date : April 25, 2021

Students’ killing: Swallow your vain pride and seek help, Soyinka tells FG

Elder statesman, Prof Wole Soyinka, has advised the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd)-led Federal Government to swallow its pride and seek help to curb the senseless killings in the country. The playwright in a statement on Saturday titled, “The endless martyrdom of youth,’’ noted that the nation was at war, yet all continued to pretend that the oddities were mere birth-pangs of a glorious entity. The Noble laureate was reacting to incessant students’ abductions in the country, particularly in the North where three of the 23 kidnapped students of Greenfield University, Kaduna State, were killed by bandits on Friday. Soyinka said, “One’s greatest fear, with this latest feat of cowardly savagery is that the nation must brace itself for a Beslan scenario, yet strive to avoid Nigeria becoming Africa’s Cherchnya. Those who have been proven weak and incapable must learn to swallow their vain pride and seek help. Again, this is no new counselling, but of course the dog that will get lost no longer heeds the hunter’s whistle. I envy no one the task ahead, terminating the toxic harvest of past derelictions. Blame laying is for later.’’ According to him, former vice-president Abukakar Atiku has summed up the nation’s feeling, by saying most recent savagery against our youth is heartbreaking. Soyinka added, “More than the heart is broken however, more than millions of individual hearts that still lay claim to bonds in a common humanity. The already overstretched sinews of moral restraint have been snapped off the casing of nation being, and nothing is left but the collective wails of impotence. Not for the first time, what many hoped was a Natural Law of Limitations has been contemptuously, defiantly breached.’’ Soyinka said it was vital for all to recall earlier kidnap cases of schoolchildren in Chibok, Borno State and Dapchi in Yobe State, including several antecedents which he stated were unpublicised, relegated or buried in collective amnesia. The playwright added, “We need to remind ourselves of hideous precedents. We must remember Chibok. And Dapchi. And numerous antecedents and after, unpublicised, or soon relegated to the sump of collective amnesia. The wages of impunity never diminish, on the contrary, they distend. “Right now is the question of–what needs to be done, and done urgently. We keep avoiding the inevitable, but that very unthinkable now hammers brutishly on our gates, the blood ransom arrogantly insatiable. This nation is at war, yet we continue to pretend that these are mere birth-pangs of a glorious entity. They are death throes. Vultures and undertakers hover patiently but with full confidence. “The dogs of war stopped merely baying years ago. Again and again, they have sunk their fangs into the jugular of this nation. The plague called COVID has met its match on the earth of some nation space once known as Nigeria.’’ The playwright said he grieved with the bereaved, but mourned even more for ‘‘the country’s youths so routinely sacrificed, burdened with uncertainty and traumatised beyond youth’s capacity to cope.’’ He stated, “To this government we repeat the public cry: Seek Help. Stop improvising with human lives. Youth–that is, the future – should not serve as ritual offering on the altar of a failing state.’’

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Post Date : April 25, 2021

Kaduna Police Arrest Two Suspected Ritualists With Human Skulls

The Kaduna state police command has arrested two suspected ritualists who were caught in possession of some human skulls by operatives of the command. Police spokesman Mohammed Jalige said in a statement that the two suspects were sighted by residents at the Muslim graveyard at Kudenden area in the outskirts of the state capital, and were suspected to be carrying out a heinous act. On getting the report, police operatives were immediately dispatched to the area where they succeeded in apprehending the suspects. They were identified as Abdulaziz Jimoh, 68, and Mohammed Isa, 30. The police spokesman added that police operatives recovered a hoe and some human skulls from the suspects. Meanwhile, the police said that investigation into the incident is ongoing after which the suspects will be charged to court.

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Post Date : April 25, 2021

Immigration officers to now use body cameras, says Aregbesola

Rauf Aregbesola, minister of interior, says officers of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) will start wearing body cameras as part of efforts to tackle corrupt practices. Aregbesola disclosed this during a meeting with NIS officers on Thursday. He said the move will curb corrupt practices and also ensure transparency in the system. The minister noted that those found to be engaging in illegal acts will be dealt with according to the law. “It has become imperative that we review our operations and rejig our system, in order to be able to offer excellent services to our clients. We need to review the system from time to time to see if it helps best to serve and realise the objectives,” Aregbesola said. “I declared a zero-tolerance stance to all forms of touting. No applicant will be made to pay any illegitimate fees. We are going to embed security operatives – seen and unseen – in all our passport offices. They will wear body cameras. “They will detect and report any form of solicitations, inflation, improper communications, extortion, diversion, hoarding, and other corrupt practices. Those caught will be dealt with according to the law.” Aregbesola added with the new policy, members of the public can also report cases of malpractices by officers, adding that more offices will be established across the country for administrative convenience. “An ombudsman will also be created for members of the public to receive complaints and reports on officers trying to deviate from prescribed guidelines and subversion of the process,” he said. The development comes weeks after Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Lagos governor, rolled out a plan for law enforcement officers in the state to use body cameras. The governor had said the move is to improve safety in the state, as well as increase accountability in the activities of law enforcement agencies.

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Post Date : April 25, 2021

Lagos may take over Tinubu, Fashola, Ambode’s cases from EFCC

A new law signed by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State mandates agencies like the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, and other anti-graft agencies to hand over corruption cases to the state government, Sunday PUNCH has learnt. According to the legislation titled ‘Lagos State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission Law’ signed by Sanwo-Olu last week, a copy of which was obtained by our correspondent on Saturday, a new anti-corruption agency will have the exclusive rights to investigate financial crimes and corruption cases involving the finances of the Lagos State Government. Section 13(3) of the law reads, “The commission shall upon the commencement of this law take over the investigation of all anti-corruption and financial crime cases involving the finances and assets of Lagos State Government being investigated by any other agency.” Section 13(5) also states, “The commission shall have the power to the exclusion of any other agency or body to investigate and coordinate the investigation of corruption and financial crimes cases involving the finances and assets of the state government.” Currently, three former Lagos governors, Bola Tinubu, Babatunde Fashola and Akinwunmi Ambode, are said to be under investigation by the EFCC. The anti-graft agency is also investigating the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, who helped facilitate the passage of the law. The EFCC had in November last year written a letter to the Code of Conduct Bureau asking it to make available the asset declaration forms of Tinubu and Fashola as part of a wider probe. However, the details of Fashola’s probe have never been revealed. The commission is also looking into petitions that Tinubu allegedly enriched himself by using a tax consultancy firm, Alpha Beta, to divert Lagos funds and commit tax evasion to the tune of N100bn. The former governor was also reported to the EFCC for transporting cash-laden bullion vans to his home on the eve of the 2019 presidential election. Similarly, the anti-graft agency, in 2019, commenced probing Ambode for alleged N9.9bn fraud. Obasa was also grilled by the EFCC in October 2020, while his accounts were frozen by a court. He is accused of mismanaging public funds running into hundreds of millions of naira. While the Lagos speaker denied most of the allegations, he admitted that N80m as estacode was approved for the training of the wives of 20 lawmakers in Dubai. Sunday PUNCH learnt that the EFCC had also written to the Lagos Inland Revenue Service demanding information that could aid its investigation of its former Chairman, Babatunde Fowler. With the new law, however, the LIRS would have to hand over such information to the new Lagos State anti-graft agency which has exclusive rights to probe government finances. However, the new law, which will ensure the creation of a Lagos State anti-corruption agency, mandates all other agencies investigating the finances of the state to hand over the case to the state government. According to the law, the commission shall have the power to investigate any person or administrative action taken by any ministry, department, agency or parastatal of the state government or any local government. The new anti-graft agency shall investigate any offence under the criminal law of the state in relation to corruption and financial crimes, abuse of office, offences relating to administration of justice, obtaining by false pretences, cybercrime, fake news, interception of emails and fraudulent dealing with property debtors. The law, which empowers the agency to investigate anyone who cannot explain his or her source of income, states that the anti-graft agency shall not be subjected to the direction and control of any authority. The commission is, however, barred from investigating cases that are pending before the Lagos State House of Assembly, the Lagos State Executive Council or any court of law. Corruption cases involving members of the Nigeria Police Force and the Armed Forces cannot be investigated by the commission, except acts of corruption committed by them as private individuals. When asked if the EFCC would hand over its cases to the new Lagos State agency, the spokesman for the commission, Wilson Uwujaren, said he would call back. He had, however, yet to do so as of press time. The Commissioner for Information in Lagos State, Mr Gbenga Omotoso, neither responded to a call nor replied to a text message on Saturday. The spokesman for the Attorney General of the Federation, Dr Umar Gwandu, also asked for more time to respond when contacted. He had yet to respond to inquiries as of the time the paper went to bed. However, Sanwo-Olu, speaking moments after his assent to the new anti-graft law, was quoted as saying the legislation was a testimony to the state government’s effort towards entrenching accountability in governance and checking malfeasance among officers entrusted with public resources. The governor, who also signed the Lagos State Lotteries and Gaming Authority Bill 2021 same day, argued that the state anti-corruption agency would be independent and complement efforts of similar agencies at the federal level. The state Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Moyosore Onigbanjo, said the two bills signed by the governor were among those sponsored by the executive and passed by the House of Assembly to strengthen good governance. He said 26 executive bills had been initiated since the inception of the administration. Speaking with our correspondent, human rights lawyer, Chief Mike Ozekhome (SAN), said “the Lagos State law is valid,” adding that the constitution gives states the right to make such laws. The senior advocate said corruption and crime are not on the exclusive legislative list and as such, the Lagos House of Assembly has more powers to create such law for the benefit of the state than the National Assembly, which created the EFCC and the ICPC. Ozekhome argued that since the House of Assembly was in charge of making laws regarding taxation, charges and finances of Lagos State, the Assembly also has superior powers regarding diversion of such funds. He

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Post Date : April 24, 2021

BREAKING: IPOB militia commander, six others killed in Imo

Police operatives and their counterparts from the Nigerian Army and Department of State Services have killed one Commander Ikonta and six other militia members in Imo State, the Punch is reporting. The men, who were identified as members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, were killed during an early morning raid on their hideout at Awomama village, Oru East Local Government Area of Imo State, on Saturday. Three policemen and one army officer sustained serious bullet injuries during the exchange of gunfire with the insurgents and are presently receiving treatment at an undisclosed hospital. A top security source explained that the slain militia members were responsible for the attack on the Imo State Police headquarters and the Nigerian Custodial facility on April 5, 2021. They have also carried out series of calculated, violent attacks on security personnel and formations in the South-East and South-South parts of the country. The source said, “As the security forces approached the base of the insurgents, they came under rapid fire from the group. In a bold response, the joint security forces fought back gallantly. “The forces eventually neutralized the overall commander of the insurgents in the South-East popularly known as Commander Ikonso and six other armed fighters of the insurgent group. “Commander Ikonso is known as the Vice President- designate as well as the coordinator of all the militia operations of the group. He was the mastermind and coordinator of the attack on the Imo police headquarters and several other attacks on security and military personnel and facilities.” After the fierce gun battle, the security team recovered the remains of Ikonso and his fighters, including six AK47 rifles, hundreds of ammunition of different calibre, and charms. The force spokesman, Frank Mba, failed to respond to inquiries on the operation when contacted. Source: The Punch

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Post Date : April 24, 2021

EXTRA: NDLEA intercepts drugs concealed inside statue of Virgin Mary in Lagos

Daredevil narcotics couriers who used the statue of Mary, Mother of Jesus, to conceal their illicit drugs have been arrested in Lagos. Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) intercepted the drugs concealed in the statue and some in auto spare parts to be despatched to Canada and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Its Director, Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi, stated on Saturday in Abuja that 140 grammes of methamphetamine packaged in the statue of Mary was seized in one of the courier companies. The drug was to be delivered in The Philippines. Babafemi added that 500 grammes of heroin concealed in auto spare parts heading to Canada were also intercepted at a second courier company. He stated also that a package of 3.1 kilogrammes of Indian hemp concealed inside spices, and another package of one kilogramme of Indian hemp concealed inside local herbs were seized. The two packages were to be delivered at the UAE. In a related development, the NDLEA arrested 31 suspects in Ondo State for being in possession of 276 kg of assorted illicit drugs. Those arrested included seven females. They were arrested during a two-week raid which began on April 6. Babafemi said that the sting operations were carried out to curb the increasing rate of drug abuse among youths and even the elderly in Ondo State.

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