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NDLEA officers nab drug suspect, reject N10m bribe

“A total of 2,118 pills of tramadol concealed in soles of 13 pairs of shoes going to Cyprus were seized at the export shed of the Lagos airport on October 12, 2024, and an additional 380 tablets recovered from the home of the sender, Okenwa Kelvin Uchenna, during a follow-up operation in Enugu on Thursday, October 24,” he added. “A suspect, Tsolaye Eburajolo, 40, was arrested at Ago Palace area of Okota Lagos in connection with the cannabis seizure while a bribe of N10m paid the NDLEA officers to free the suspect has been kept as part of the exhibits for the prosecution of the case.” This was as the operatives recovered 26,250,000 pills of tramadol as well as 508,400 bottles of codeine-based syrup worth N16,683,800,000 in street value were intercepted by the NDLEA operatives during 100 per cent joint examination of watch-listed containers with men of Nigeria Customs Service and other security agencies at the Tin Can Port in Lagos and Port Harcourt port, Onne, Rivers State between October 22 and 23. The statement said, “Other illicit consignments intercepted during the joint inspection of the containers include 10 million tablets of Toradol Benzhexol and 28 plastic drums of methamphetamine weighing 700kg at Tincan and Onne respectively, while 56 parcels of Loud, a synthetic strain of cannabis weighing 28kg, were also recovered from a container that arrived the Lagos port from Canada.” Babafemi said the NDLEA operatives also recovered no fewer than 293 ampoules of promethazine and pentazocine injection as well as 1.690kg cannabis and tramadol tablets concealed in hair attachments and soles of shoes going to the United States, United Kingdom and Oman at three courier firms.

Dangote cement employee killed in staff bus crash

The bus ran over him and he died immediately.” Confirming the incident in a telephone conversation with our correspondent, the spokesperson for the Ogun State Police Command, Omolola Odutola, revealed that the driver of the staff bus fled the scene. The PPRO noted that the body of the deceased was taken to a mortuary in the area while the injured victim was taken to the cement firm’s hospital for treatment. When contacted, the spokesperson for the Dangote Cement Industry, Tony Chiejina, asked our correspondent to reach out to a colleague, Francis Browne, which he did but Browne had yet to respond to enquiries on the incident as of the time of filing this report. PUNCH Metro gathered from an eyewitness on Sunday that the accident occurred in the early hours of Saturday along the Dangote Roundabout in the Ibesehe area of Yewa North Local Government Area of Ogun State. He was said to have fallen from the motorcycle when the driver ran into a speed bump and collided with the tyre of the staff bus.

FCT probes building collapse in Abuja, seven residents killed

Adeh explained that scavengers were at the site of the demolished building to retrieve scrap metal, which then led to the compromise of the structure and its resulting secondary collapse, urging residents to respect the boundaries of demolished structures to avoid any similar occurrence in the future. This is as the acting Director General of the FCT Emergency Department, Abdulrahman Mohammed, in a statement by the Head of Public Affairs, Nkechi Isa, on Sunday, explained that the structure, located at Gidash Estate, was one of the buildings marked for removal by the FCT’s Department of Development Control. According to the statement, Abdulrahman also stated that the Chairman of Miyetti Allah, FCT chapter, Mohammed Hussein, confirmed to the FEMD that the bodies of five members of the association were removed from the rubble. So, these boys taking advantage of the fact that there would be no demolition at the weekend, moved in to strip the iron rods in the pillar holding up the building leading to the unfortunate incident”, he said. Meanwhile, the FCT Police Command, in a statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh, confirmed that five persons had been rescued from the rubble, and that preliminary investigations revealed that the building was previously demolished by the FCT authorities, as it was located in an illegally acquired area.

Enugu killer-cop faces orderly room trial over musician’s killing

According to the statement, the CP has ordered the immediate redeployment of the Commander of the Anti-Cult Tactical Squad unit, SP Ekeleme Chidobe, to allow a thorough review of the operations of the unit following reports of its illegal activities. It added, “The Commissioner of Police, CP Kanayo Uzuegbu, has ordered the immediate redeployment of the Officer in Charge of the Tactical Squad, SP Ekeleme Chidobe, to allow for a comprehensive review of the squad’s operations. The statement partly read: “Following the tragic and unwarranted shooting and killing of Enugu-based Ogene musician, Chikezie Okezie Nwamba “m” (a.k.a. Igbo-Jah), the Enugu State Command’s Criminal Investigation Department has concluded its investigation into the incident. The Enugu State Police Command on Sunday said an investigation into the fatal shooting of renowned Ogene musician, Chikezie Okezie Nwamba, aka Igbo-Jah, has been concluded and an orderly room trial of the killer-cop has begun. The command had on Saturday evening named the killer-cop as Inspector Joseph Ozonwanji attached to the Anti-Cult Tactical Squad unit of the command.

NDLEA officers nab drug suspect, reject N10m bribe

“A total of 2,118 pills of tramadol concealed in soles of 13 pairs of shoes going to Cyprus were seized at the export shed of the Lagos airport on October 12, 2024, and an additional 380 tablets recovered from the home of the sender, Okenwa Kelvin Uchenna, during a follow-up operation in Enugu on Thursday, October 24,” he added. “A suspect, Tsolaye Eburajolo, 40, was arrested at Ago Palace area of Okota Lagos in connection with the cannabis seizure while a bribe of N10m paid the NDLEA officers to free the suspect has been kept as part of the exhibits for the prosecution of the case.” This was as the operatives recovered 26,250,000 pills of tramadol as well as 508,400 bottles of codeine-based syrup worth N16,683,800,000 in street value were intercepted by the NDLEA operatives during 100 per cent joint examination of watch-listed containers with men of Nigeria Customs Service and other security agencies at the Tin Can Port in Lagos and Port Harcourt port, Onne, Rivers State between October 22 and 23. The statement said, “Other illicit consignments intercepted during the joint inspection of the containers include 10 million tablets of Toradol Benzhexol and 28 plastic drums of methamphetamine weighing 700kg at Tincan and Onne respectively, while 56 parcels of Loud, a synthetic strain of cannabis weighing 28kg, were also recovered from a container that arrived the Lagos port from Canada.” Babafemi said the NDLEA operatives also recovered no fewer than 293 ampoules of promethazine and pentazocine injection as well as 1.690kg cannabis and tramadol tablets concealed in hair attachments and soles of shoes going to the United States, United Kingdom and Oman at three courier firms.

Dangote cement employee killed in staff bus crash

The bus ran over him and he died immediately.” Confirming the incident in a telephone conversation with our correspondent, the spokesperson for the Ogun State Police Command, Omolola Odutola, revealed that the driver of the staff bus fled the scene. The PPRO noted that the body of the deceased was taken to a mortuary in the area while the injured victim was taken to the cement firm’s hospital for treatment. When contacted, the spokesperson for the Dangote Cement Industry, Tony Chiejina, asked our correspondent to reach out to a colleague, Francis Browne, which he did but Browne had yet to respond to enquiries on the incident as of the time of filing this report. PUNCH Metro gathered from an eyewitness on Sunday that the accident occurred in the early hours of Saturday along the Dangote Roundabout in the Ibesehe area of Yewa North Local Government Area of Ogun State. He was said to have fallen from the motorcycle when the driver ran into a speed bump and collided with the tyre of the staff bus.

FCT probes building collapse in Abuja, seven residents killed

Adeh explained that scavengers were at the site of the demolished building to retrieve scrap metal, which then led to the compromise of the structure and its resulting secondary collapse, urging residents to respect the boundaries of demolished structures to avoid any similar occurrence in the future. This is as the acting Director General of the FCT Emergency Department, Abdulrahman Mohammed, in a statement by the Head of Public Affairs, Nkechi Isa, on Sunday, explained that the structure, located at Gidash Estate, was one of the buildings marked for removal by the FCT’s Department of Development Control. According to the statement, Abdulrahman also stated that the Chairman of Miyetti Allah, FCT chapter, Mohammed Hussein, confirmed to the FEMD that the bodies of five members of the association were removed from the rubble. So, these boys taking advantage of the fact that there would be no demolition at the weekend, moved in to strip the iron rods in the pillar holding up the building leading to the unfortunate incident”, he said. Meanwhile, the FCT Police Command, in a statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh, confirmed that five persons had been rescued from the rubble, and that preliminary investigations revealed that the building was previously demolished by the FCT authorities, as it was located in an illegally acquired area.

Enugu killer-cop faces orderly room trial over musician’s killing

According to the statement, the CP has ordered the immediate redeployment of the Commander of the Anti-Cult Tactical Squad unit, SP Ekeleme Chidobe, to allow a thorough review of the operations of the unit following reports of its illegal activities. It added, “The Commissioner of Police, CP Kanayo Uzuegbu, has ordered the immediate redeployment of the Officer in Charge of the Tactical Squad, SP Ekeleme Chidobe, to allow for a comprehensive review of the squad’s operations. The statement partly read: “Following the tragic and unwarranted shooting and killing of Enugu-based Ogene musician, Chikezie Okezie Nwamba “m” (a.k.a. Igbo-Jah), the Enugu State Command’s Criminal Investigation Department has concluded its investigation into the incident. The Enugu State Police Command on Sunday said an investigation into the fatal shooting of renowned Ogene musician, Chikezie Okezie Nwamba, aka Igbo-Jah, has been concluded and an orderly room trial of the killer-cop has begun. The command had on Saturday evening named the killer-cop as Inspector Joseph Ozonwanji attached to the Anti-Cult Tactical Squad unit of the command.

NDLEA officers nab drug suspect, reject N10m bribe

“A total of 2,118 pills of tramadol concealed in soles of 13 pairs of shoes going to Cyprus were seized at the export shed of the Lagos airport on October 12, 2024, and an additional 380 tablets recovered from the home of the sender, Okenwa Kelvin Uchenna, during a follow-up operation in Enugu on Thursday, October 24,” he added. “A suspect, Tsolaye Eburajolo, 40, was arrested at Ago Palace area of Okota Lagos in connection with the cannabis seizure while a bribe of N10m paid the NDLEA officers to free the suspect has been kept as part of the exhibits for the prosecution of the case.” This was as the operatives recovered 26,250,000 pills of tramadol as well as 508,400 bottles of codeine-based syrup worth N16,683,800,000 in street value were intercepted by the NDLEA operatives during 100 per cent joint examination of watch-listed containers with men of Nigeria Customs Service and other security agencies at the Tin Can Port in Lagos and Port Harcourt port, Onne, Rivers State between October 22 and 23. The statement said, “Other illicit consignments intercepted during the joint inspection of the containers include 10 million tablets of Toradol Benzhexol and 28 plastic drums of methamphetamine weighing 700kg at Tincan and Onne respectively, while 56 parcels of Loud, a synthetic strain of cannabis weighing 28kg, were also recovered from a container that arrived the Lagos port from Canada.” Babafemi said the NDLEA operatives also recovered no fewer than 293 ampoules of promethazine and pentazocine injection as well as 1.690kg cannabis and tramadol tablets concealed in hair attachments and soles of shoes going to the United States, United Kingdom and Oman at three courier firms.

Dangote cement employee killed in staff bus crash

The bus ran over him and he died immediately.” Confirming the incident in a telephone conversation with our correspondent, the spokesperson for the Ogun State Police Command, Omolola Odutola, revealed that the driver of the staff bus fled the scene. The PPRO noted that the body of the deceased was taken to a mortuary in the area while the injured victim was taken to the cement firm’s hospital for treatment. When contacted, the spokesperson for the Dangote Cement Industry, Tony Chiejina, asked our correspondent to reach out to a colleague, Francis Browne, which he did but Browne had yet to respond to enquiries on the incident as of the time of filing this report. PUNCH Metro gathered from an eyewitness on Sunday that the accident occurred in the early hours of Saturday along the Dangote Roundabout in the Ibesehe area of Yewa North Local Government Area of Ogun State. He was said to have fallen from the motorcycle when the driver ran into a speed bump and collided with the tyre of the staff bus.

FCT probes building collapse in Abuja, seven residents killed

Adeh explained that scavengers were at the site of the demolished building to retrieve scrap metal, which then led to the compromise of the structure and its resulting secondary collapse, urging residents to respect the boundaries of demolished structures to avoid any similar occurrence in the future. This is as the acting Director General of the FCT Emergency Department, Abdulrahman Mohammed, in a statement by the Head of Public Affairs, Nkechi Isa, on Sunday, explained that the structure, located at Gidash Estate, was one of the buildings marked for removal by the FCT’s Department of Development Control. According to the statement, Abdulrahman also stated that the Chairman of Miyetti Allah, FCT chapter, Mohammed Hussein, confirmed to the FEMD that the bodies of five members of the association were removed from the rubble. So, these boys taking advantage of the fact that there would be no demolition at the weekend, moved in to strip the iron rods in the pillar holding up the building leading to the unfortunate incident”, he said. Meanwhile, the FCT Police Command, in a statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh, confirmed that five persons had been rescued from the rubble, and that preliminary investigations revealed that the building was previously demolished by the FCT authorities, as it was located in an illegally acquired area.

Enugu killer-cop faces orderly room trial over musician’s killing

According to the statement, the CP has ordered the immediate redeployment of the Commander of the Anti-Cult Tactical Squad unit, SP Ekeleme Chidobe, to allow a thorough review of the operations of the unit following reports of its illegal activities. It added, “The Commissioner of Police, CP Kanayo Uzuegbu, has ordered the immediate redeployment of the Officer in Charge of the Tactical Squad, SP Ekeleme Chidobe, to allow for a comprehensive review of the squad’s operations. The statement partly read: “Following the tragic and unwarranted shooting and killing of Enugu-based Ogene musician, Chikezie Okezie Nwamba “m” (a.k.a. Igbo-Jah), the Enugu State Command’s Criminal Investigation Department has concluded its investigation into the incident. The Enugu State Police Command on Sunday said an investigation into the fatal shooting of renowned Ogene musician, Chikezie Okezie Nwamba, aka Igbo-Jah, has been concluded and an orderly room trial of the killer-cop has begun. The command had on Saturday evening named the killer-cop as Inspector Joseph Ozonwanji attached to the Anti-Cult Tactical Squad unit of the command.

NDLEA officers nab drug suspect, reject N10m bribe

“A total of 2,118 pills of tramadol concealed in soles of 13 pairs of shoes going to Cyprus were seized at the export shed of the Lagos airport on October 12, 2024, and an additional 380 tablets recovered from the home of the sender, Okenwa Kelvin Uchenna, during a follow-up operation in Enugu on Thursday, October 24,” he added. “A suspect, Tsolaye Eburajolo, 40, was arrested at Ago Palace area of Okota Lagos in connection with the cannabis seizure while a bribe of N10m paid the NDLEA officers to free the suspect has been kept as part of the exhibits for the prosecution of the case.” This was as the operatives recovered 26,250,000 pills of tramadol as well as 508,400 bottles of codeine-based syrup worth N16,683,800,000 in street value were intercepted by the NDLEA operatives during 100 per cent joint examination of watch-listed containers with men of Nigeria Customs Service and other security agencies at the Tin Can Port in Lagos and Port Harcourt port, Onne, Rivers State between October 22 and 23. The statement said, “Other illicit consignments intercepted during the joint inspection of the containers include 10 million tablets of Toradol Benzhexol and 28 plastic drums of methamphetamine weighing 700kg at Tincan and Onne respectively, while 56 parcels of Loud, a synthetic strain of cannabis weighing 28kg, were also recovered from a container that arrived the Lagos port from Canada.” Babafemi said the NDLEA operatives also recovered no fewer than 293 ampoules of promethazine and pentazocine injection as well as 1.690kg cannabis and tramadol tablets concealed in hair attachments and soles of shoes going to the United States, United Kingdom and Oman at three courier firms.

Dangote cement employee killed in staff bus crash

The bus ran over him and he died immediately.” Confirming the incident in a telephone conversation with our correspondent, the spokesperson for the Ogun State Police Command, Omolola Odutola, revealed that the driver of the staff bus fled the scene. The PPRO noted that the body of the deceased was taken to a mortuary in the area while the injured victim was taken to the cement firm’s hospital for treatment. When contacted, the spokesperson for the Dangote Cement Industry, Tony Chiejina, asked our correspondent to reach out to a colleague, Francis Browne, which he did but Browne had yet to respond to enquiries on the incident as of the time of filing this report. PUNCH Metro gathered from an eyewitness on Sunday that the accident occurred in the early hours of Saturday along the Dangote Roundabout in the Ibesehe area of Yewa North Local Government Area of Ogun State. He was said to have fallen from the motorcycle when the driver ran into a speed bump and collided with the tyre of the staff bus.

FCT probes building collapse in Abuja, seven residents killed

Adeh explained that scavengers were at the site of the demolished building to retrieve scrap metal, which then led to the compromise of the structure and its resulting secondary collapse, urging residents to respect the boundaries of demolished structures to avoid any similar occurrence in the future. This is as the acting Director General of the FCT Emergency Department, Abdulrahman Mohammed, in a statement by the Head of Public Affairs, Nkechi Isa, on Sunday, explained that the structure, located at Gidash Estate, was one of the buildings marked for removal by the FCT’s Department of Development Control. According to the statement, Abdulrahman also stated that the Chairman of Miyetti Allah, FCT chapter, Mohammed Hussein, confirmed to the FEMD that the bodies of five members of the association were removed from the rubble. So, these boys taking advantage of the fact that there would be no demolition at the weekend, moved in to strip the iron rods in the pillar holding up the building leading to the unfortunate incident”, he said. Meanwhile, the FCT Police Command, in a statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh, confirmed that five persons had been rescued from the rubble, and that preliminary investigations revealed that the building was previously demolished by the FCT authorities, as it was located in an illegally acquired area.

Enugu killer-cop faces orderly room trial over musician’s killing

According to the statement, the CP has ordered the immediate redeployment of the Commander of the Anti-Cult Tactical Squad unit, SP Ekeleme Chidobe, to allow a thorough review of the operations of the unit following reports of its illegal activities. It added, “The Commissioner of Police, CP Kanayo Uzuegbu, has ordered the immediate redeployment of the Officer in Charge of the Tactical Squad, SP Ekeleme Chidobe, to allow for a comprehensive review of the squad’s operations. The statement partly read: “Following the tragic and unwarranted shooting and killing of Enugu-based Ogene musician, Chikezie Okezie Nwamba “m” (a.k.a. Igbo-Jah), the Enugu State Command’s Criminal Investigation Department has concluded its investigation into the incident. The Enugu State Police Command on Sunday said an investigation into the fatal shooting of renowned Ogene musician, Chikezie Okezie Nwamba, aka Igbo-Jah, has been concluded and an orderly room trial of the killer-cop has begun. The command had on Saturday evening named the killer-cop as Inspector Joseph Ozonwanji attached to the Anti-Cult Tactical Squad unit of the command.

NDLEA officers nab drug suspect, reject N10m bribe

“A total of 2,118 pills of tramadol concealed in soles of 13 pairs of shoes going to Cyprus were seized at the export shed of the Lagos airport on October 12, 2024, and an additional 380 tablets recovered from the home of the sender, Okenwa Kelvin Uchenna, during a follow-up operation in Enugu on Thursday, October 24,” he added. “A suspect, Tsolaye Eburajolo, 40, was arrested at Ago Palace area of Okota Lagos in connection with the cannabis seizure while a bribe of N10m paid the NDLEA officers to free the suspect has been kept as part of the exhibits for the prosecution of the case.” This was as the operatives recovered 26,250,000 pills of tramadol as well as 508,400 bottles of codeine-based syrup worth N16,683,800,000 in street value were intercepted by the NDLEA operatives during 100 per cent joint examination of watch-listed containers with men of Nigeria Customs Service and other security agencies at the Tin Can Port in Lagos and Port Harcourt port, Onne, Rivers State between October 22 and 23. The statement said, “Other illicit consignments intercepted during the joint inspection of the containers include 10 million tablets of Toradol Benzhexol and 28 plastic drums of methamphetamine weighing 700kg at Tincan and Onne respectively, while 56 parcels of Loud, a synthetic strain of cannabis weighing 28kg, were also recovered from a container that arrived the Lagos port from Canada.” Babafemi said the NDLEA operatives also recovered no fewer than 293 ampoules of promethazine and pentazocine injection as well as 1.690kg cannabis and tramadol tablets concealed in hair attachments and soles of shoes going to the United States, United Kingdom and Oman at three courier firms.

Dangote cement employee killed in staff bus crash

The bus ran over him and he died immediately.” Confirming the incident in a telephone conversation with our correspondent, the spokesperson for the Ogun State Police Command, Omolola Odutola, revealed that the driver of the staff bus fled the scene. The PPRO noted that the body of the deceased was taken to a mortuary in the area while the injured victim was taken to the cement firm’s hospital for treatment. When contacted, the spokesperson for the Dangote Cement Industry, Tony Chiejina, asked our correspondent to reach out to a colleague, Francis Browne, which he did but Browne had yet to respond to enquiries on the incident as of the time of filing this report. PUNCH Metro gathered from an eyewitness on Sunday that the accident occurred in the early hours of Saturday along the Dangote Roundabout in the Ibesehe area of Yewa North Local Government Area of Ogun State. He was said to have fallen from the motorcycle when the driver ran into a speed bump and collided with the tyre of the staff bus.

FCT probes building collapse in Abuja, seven residents killed

Adeh explained that scavengers were at the site of the demolished building to retrieve scrap metal, which then led to the compromise of the structure and its resulting secondary collapse, urging residents to respect the boundaries of demolished structures to avoid any similar occurrence in the future. This is as the acting Director General of the FCT Emergency Department, Abdulrahman Mohammed, in a statement by the Head of Public Affairs, Nkechi Isa, on Sunday, explained that the structure, located at Gidash Estate, was one of the buildings marked for removal by the FCT’s Department of Development Control. According to the statement, Abdulrahman also stated that the Chairman of Miyetti Allah, FCT chapter, Mohammed Hussein, confirmed to the FEMD that the bodies of five members of the association were removed from the rubble. So, these boys taking advantage of the fact that there would be no demolition at the weekend, moved in to strip the iron rods in the pillar holding up the building leading to the unfortunate incident”, he said. Meanwhile, the FCT Police Command, in a statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh, confirmed that five persons had been rescued from the rubble, and that preliminary investigations revealed that the building was previously demolished by the FCT authorities, as it was located in an illegally acquired area.

Enugu killer-cop faces orderly room trial over musician’s killing

According to the statement, the CP has ordered the immediate redeployment of the Commander of the Anti-Cult Tactical Squad unit, SP Ekeleme Chidobe, to allow a thorough review of the operations of the unit following reports of its illegal activities. It added, “The Commissioner of Police, CP Kanayo Uzuegbu, has ordered the immediate redeployment of the Officer in Charge of the Tactical Squad, SP Ekeleme Chidobe, to allow for a comprehensive review of the squad’s operations. The statement partly read: “Following the tragic and unwarranted shooting and killing of Enugu-based Ogene musician, Chikezie Okezie Nwamba “m” (a.k.a. Igbo-Jah), the Enugu State Command’s Criminal Investigation Department has concluded its investigation into the incident. The Enugu State Police Command on Sunday said an investigation into the fatal shooting of renowned Ogene musician, Chikezie Okezie Nwamba, aka Igbo-Jah, has been concluded and an orderly room trial of the killer-cop has begun. The command had on Saturday evening named the killer-cop as Inspector Joseph Ozonwanji attached to the Anti-Cult Tactical Squad unit of the command.

NDLEA officers nab drug suspect, reject N10m bribe

“A total of 2,118 pills of tramadol concealed in soles of 13 pairs of shoes going to Cyprus were seized at the export shed of the Lagos airport on October 12, 2024, and an additional 380 tablets recovered from the home of the sender, Okenwa Kelvin Uchenna, during a follow-up operation in Enugu on Thursday, October 24,” he added. “A suspect, Tsolaye Eburajolo, 40, was arrested at Ago Palace area of Okota Lagos in connection with the cannabis seizure while a bribe of N10m paid the NDLEA officers to free the suspect has been kept as part of the exhibits for the prosecution of the case.” This was as the operatives recovered 26,250,000 pills of tramadol as well as 508,400 bottles of codeine-based syrup worth N16,683,800,000 in street value were intercepted by the NDLEA operatives during 100 per cent joint examination of watch-listed containers with men of Nigeria Customs Service and other security agencies at the Tin Can Port in Lagos and Port Harcourt port, Onne, Rivers State between October 22 and 23. The statement said, “Other illicit consignments intercepted during the joint inspection of the containers include 10 million tablets of Toradol Benzhexol and 28 plastic drums of methamphetamine weighing 700kg at Tincan and Onne respectively, while 56 parcels of Loud, a synthetic strain of cannabis weighing 28kg, were also recovered from a container that arrived the Lagos port from Canada.” Babafemi said the NDLEA operatives also recovered no fewer than 293 ampoules of promethazine and pentazocine injection as well as 1.690kg cannabis and tramadol tablets concealed in hair attachments and soles of shoes going to the United States, United Kingdom and Oman at three courier firms.

Dangote cement employee killed in staff bus crash

The bus ran over him and he died immediately.” Confirming the incident in a telephone conversation with our correspondent, the spokesperson for the Ogun State Police Command, Omolola Odutola, revealed that the driver of the staff bus fled the scene. The PPRO noted that the body of the deceased was taken to a mortuary in the area while the injured victim was taken to the cement firm’s hospital for treatment. When contacted, the spokesperson for the Dangote Cement Industry, Tony Chiejina, asked our correspondent to reach out to a colleague, Francis Browne, which he did but Browne had yet to respond to enquiries on the incident as of the time of filing this report. PUNCH Metro gathered from an eyewitness on Sunday that the accident occurred in the early hours of Saturday along the Dangote Roundabout in the Ibesehe area of Yewa North Local Government Area of Ogun State. He was said to have fallen from the motorcycle when the driver ran into a speed bump and collided with the tyre of the staff bus.

FCT probes building collapse in Abuja, seven residents killed

Adeh explained that scavengers were at the site of the demolished building to retrieve scrap metal, which then led to the compromise of the structure and its resulting secondary collapse, urging residents to respect the boundaries of demolished structures to avoid any similar occurrence in the future. This is as the acting Director General of the FCT Emergency Department, Abdulrahman Mohammed, in a statement by the Head of Public Affairs, Nkechi Isa, on Sunday, explained that the structure, located at Gidash Estate, was one of the buildings marked for removal by the FCT’s Department of Development Control. According to the statement, Abdulrahman also stated that the Chairman of Miyetti Allah, FCT chapter, Mohammed Hussein, confirmed to the FEMD that the bodies of five members of the association were removed from the rubble. So, these boys taking advantage of the fact that there would be no demolition at the weekend, moved in to strip the iron rods in the pillar holding up the building leading to the unfortunate incident”, he said. Meanwhile, the FCT Police Command, in a statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh, confirmed that five persons had been rescued from the rubble, and that preliminary investigations revealed that the building was previously demolished by the FCT authorities, as it was located in an illegally acquired area.

Enugu killer-cop faces orderly room trial over musician’s killing

According to the statement, the CP has ordered the immediate redeployment of the Commander of the Anti-Cult Tactical Squad unit, SP Ekeleme Chidobe, to allow a thorough review of the operations of the unit following reports of its illegal activities. It added, “The Commissioner of Police, CP Kanayo Uzuegbu, has ordered the immediate redeployment of the Officer in Charge of the Tactical Squad, SP Ekeleme Chidobe, to allow for a comprehensive review of the squad’s operations. The statement partly read: “Following the tragic and unwarranted shooting and killing of Enugu-based Ogene musician, Chikezie Okezie Nwamba “m” (a.k.a. Igbo-Jah), the Enugu State Command’s Criminal Investigation Department has concluded its investigation into the incident. The Enugu State Police Command on Sunday said an investigation into the fatal shooting of renowned Ogene musician, Chikezie Okezie Nwamba, aka Igbo-Jah, has been concluded and an orderly room trial of the killer-cop has begun. The command had on Saturday evening named the killer-cop as Inspector Joseph Ozonwanji attached to the Anti-Cult Tactical Squad unit of the command.