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Retired NDLEA directors visit Marwa, pledge continued support for drug war

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By Ebinum Samuel

 

 

Retired Deputy Commanders General of Narcotics (DCGN) who served as directors in the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have paid a visit to the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer Brig Gen Mohamed Buba Marwa (rtd) to congratulate him on the recent renewal of his tenure by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu while they pledged their continued support for the ongoing effort against substance abuse and illicit drug trafficking in the country.

Leading the team of nine retired directors on the congratulatory visit on Thursday 11th December 2025, the Agency’s former Director of Prosecution and Legal Services, DCGN Sunday Nbona Joseph (rtd) commended Marwa for his relentless efforts to transform NDLEA into a frontline drug law enforcement body now globally recognized and respected.

He said the Agency, its workforce and Nigeria have a lot to gain from Marwa’s reappointment because of his commitment, hard work and leadership qualities. While expressing appreciation to President Tinubu for reappointing him for another tenure of five years, they assured of their preparedness to continue to offer advice, suggestions and support for continuous operational successes of the Agency.

“With your reappointment, we ask God to give you longevity and more ability and capacity to record many more achievements. Thank you very much for the opportunity that you have given to us at such short notice”, DCGN Sunday stated, after which they presented a giant congratulatory card to the NDLEA boss.

 

 

In his response, Marwa thanked them for the kind gesture and best wishes he had received from all of them including those who could not be physically present. According to him, “We are grateful to the president who deemed it fit to renew our tenure. I’m grateful to you all for being part of the reason for the renewal. Obviously, a CEO cannot on his own make those seizures, those arrests, those sensitizations and all the rehabilitation going on. No CEO will do that alone. It’s all under commands which fall under your various directorates.

“I’m not saying anything that is not factual. I rely on the management team, which you have been, from the day I joined until when you left. So, I appreciate you also for all that you have contributed and continue to contribute. Now, I’m not under any delusion that everyone is happy that I came back for a second time, not least the criminal elements.”

He told them that a lot of successes had been recorded since they retired from the Agency and assured them that more will be attained in the coming days “because President Tinubu is giving NDLEA the full backing we need to achieve more.”

Access Bank Botswana earns three Global recognitions for Innovation, excellence

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Access Bank Botswana, a subsidiary of Access Bank Group, has achieved global recognition by securing three prestigious international awards that celebrate its innovation, customer-centric approach, and commitment to social impact. These accolades underscore the Bank’s dedication to transforming Botswana’s financial landscape through digital excellence and purpose-driven banking.

Access Bank was named Best Digital Banking Initiative, Botswana by The Digital Banker Global Retail Banking Innovation Awards 2025 for its ‘SalaryAdvance’ solution. ‘SalaryAdvance’ is a fully digital, short-term credit facility that empowers salaried customers with instant access to up to 200% of their monthly salary. Delivered via mobile app and USSD, the solution combines convenience, transparent pricing, and automated repayments, enhancing financial inclusion and strengthening customer engagement across the market.

Access Bank Botswana also received two awards from the Global Banking & Finance Awards®. Best Bank for Digital Transformation, Botswana 2025, recognising the Bank’s Women Banking Initiative (W Initiative), which empowers women entrepreneurs and professionals through tailored financial solutions, capacity-building, and financial literacy programmes and Best CSR Programme for Employee Engagement, Botswana 2025, acknowledging the Bank’s outstanding contribution to social development through a CSR framework focused on health, education, entrepreneurship, youth development, and environmental sustainability.

Staff have actively supported national clean-up efforts via the World Clean Up campaign, and participated in education drives, youth programmes, and environmental actions that promote long-term social wellbeing.

Commenting on the achievement, Sheperd Aisam, Managing Director of Access Bank Botswana, said, “These awards affirm our journey of transformation and purpose-driven innovation. Through digital excellence and a strong CSR foundation, we are redefining what it means to be a modern, inclusive bank. One that empowers individuals, businesses, and communities to thrive.”

In 2024, the Bank earned recognition for its digital progress and payment leadership, including: Best Bank for Digital Transformation, Botswana 2024 (Global Banking & Finance Review) for nano loans, bank-to-wallet services, and the original SalaryAdvance features; Visa Best Payments Collaborator Award for remittance solutions; XH Smart Banking Partner of the Year for prepaid card innovations and partnerships.

The latest accolades position Access Bank Botswana among Africa’s most forward-thinking financial institutions, reinforcing its alignment with the Access Bank Group’s vision to be the world’s most respected African bank, providing more than banking, and creating opportunities that help customers and communities’ progress.

Soyinka faults heavy security around Tinubu’s son, says it’s enough to quell insurrection in Benin Republic

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Wole Soyinka, Nobel laureate, has criticised what he described as the excessive deployment of security personnel around the family of President Bola Tinubu, saying it reflects poorly on Nigeria’s priorities and security architecture.

Speaking at the 20th Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) Awards held in Lagos on Tuesday, Soyinka said he recently witnessed a disturbing level of armed protection attached to the president’s son while at a hotel in the Ikoyi area of Lagos.

“I was coming out of my hotel, and I saw what looked like a film set, and I said, oh, they are shooting a film on the ground of the hotel,” he recalled.

“And a young man detached himself from the actors, came over and greeted me very politely. A very nice young man. And I said, are you shooting somebody?

“I said, I’m just joking. Are you shooting a film? No. I looked around, there was nearly a whole battalion occupying the ground of the hotel in Ikoyi.

“So, when I got back in my car, and I asked the driver, who that young man was, and he told me, and I saw this SWAT team, a mixture, they were heavily armed at least some 15 or so heavily armed to the teeth security personnel looked sufficient to take over a small country neighbouring city like Benin.”

Soyinka said he was alarmed enough to try reaching the national security adviser (NSA) to confirm whether the deployment was official and justifiable.

“I was so astonished that I started looking for the national security adviser. I said track him down for me. I think they got him somewhere in Paris. But he was with the president; he was in a meeting,” he said.

“Then, I said I’ve just seen something I can’t believe I don’t understand and I described the scene to him I said do you mean that a child of the head of state goes around with an army for his protection or whatever.

“I couldn’t believe it. Later on, I did some investigative journalism, and I found that apparently this is how this young man goes around with his battalion, his heavy armed soldiers.”

He said President Tinubu did not need to mobilise the military or air force to confront threats in countries like Benin Republic, joking that the security detail around his son could easily crush a rebellion.

“Tinubu didn’t have to send the air force and the military to deal with this particular insurrection, this threat to our own sense of security and equilibrium. No. There is easier way to doing it,” Soyinka said.

“Let me tell you where Tinubu should look for forces to quell that insurrection. Right here, in Lagos, or in Abuja, perhaps.

“And I think next time there’s an insurrection, I think the president should just call that young man and say, ‘Seyi, go and put down those stupid people there. You have troops under your command’”.

Soyinka stressed that while presidents around the world have families, the privilege must not be abused.

“This is not the first country whose head of state has family,” he said.

“Children should know their place. They are not potentates; they are not heads of state.

“The security architecture of a nation suffers when we see such heavy devotion of security to one young individual.”

THE PRESIDENT MUST HEAR THIS: THE ISOKO COMMUNITY CRIES OUT

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By Ebinum Samuel

 

 

 

The situation facing the Isoko Community in Eti-Osa Local Government Area of Lagos State is deeply troubling. What began as a routine day suddenly turned into a forceful and destructive operation, allegedly involving certain government-linked actors whose conduct raises serious concerns and demands an urgent, independent investigation.

 

Aiyekooto Reporters maintains that every Lagos resident—indigenous or otherwise—is a stakeholder in building the Lagos State of our collective dreams. That dream can only stand on the pillars of fairness, justice, and equity. When those values collapse, our shared vision becomes meaningless.

 

A Community Wiped Out in a Single Morning

 

According to multiple eyewitness accounts, members of the Isoko Community were stunned when a bulldozer—believed to be deployed under government authority—arrived without warning and began demolishing homes and businesses worth billions of naira. No official explanation has been given till date.

 

The community insists that it has occupied the land for nearly six decades, and that a valid 50-year lease agreement was signed with the Ojomu family. Aiyekooto Reporters’ findings confirm that the community indeed possesses long-standing documentation supporting their lawful occupation.

 

Summary of Key Incidents Reported

 

The community chairman was physically assaulted during the operation.

 

Homes, businesses, and personal property were destroyed without prior notice.

 

A community member, Mr. Gifts Ologbo, reportedly passed away shortly after the incident, unable to cope with the shock of losing his home and livelihood.

 

The community submitted all required documents to authorities, but their petitions were ignored.

 

The demolition was reportedly carried out with the accompaniment of armed personnel and non-state actors.

 

The community suspects internal disputes within the Ojomu family and possible collusion involving some state officials.

 

Following the demolition, sand-filling activities began immediately, raising suspicion of a premeditated land takeover.

 

“We Have Lost Everything” — Community Leaders Speak

 

Mr. Lucky Ozero, Chairman of the Isoko Community, expressed profound grief over the sudden loss of decades of investment and peaceful co-existence.

 

> “We responded to every petition, submitted all documents, and followed every lawful process,” he said.

“Yet no one granted us a fair hearing. Instead, our homes were taken from us without warning. We appeal to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to intervene. We have lost everything.”

 

The Secretary, Mr. Clements Okeh, described the operation as uncivil and intimidating, lamenting that those who carried out the demolition acted with complete disregard for the community’s rights and dignity.

 

> “We were treated like people with no rights, no voice, and no value,” Okeh said with emotion.

“Our landlords, elders, widows, and families were left stranded. We just want justice.”

 

Eyewitness Account: “It Was Like War”

 

A community elder, Mr. Paul Irakpo, a 56-year-old indigene, recounted the incident with deep distress:

 

Fourteen landlords lost their homes.

 

Elderly residents and widows were displaced.

 

The community was overwhelmed by the sudden force of the operation.

 

Building materials were reportedly brought to the site immediately after the demolition, raising suspicion of prior arrangements.

 

He also noted that the traditional ruler of the Ojomu family denied authorizing the operation, suggesting that powerful actors may be acting outside the family’s knowledge.

 

Legal Efforts and a Call for Presidential Intervention

 

The community has engaged Rotimi Williams Chambers to seek legal redress, but efforts to obtain explanations or documentation from the relevant authorities have been unsuccessful.

 

> “We are Nigerians. We are law-abiding citizens,” Irakpo said.

“We did not invade anyone’s land. We legally occupied this land for decades. What happened to us is unjust, and we call on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to help right this wrong.”

 

A Plea for Justice

 

The Isoko Community is calling for:

 

1. An immediate presidential investigation

 

2. Identification of all actors involved

 

3. Restoration of their rights and property, or due compensation

 

4. Protection from further intimidation

 

5. Justice for the deceased community member and all affected families

 

This incident stands as a grave test of fairness, constitutional rights, and the rule of law in Lagos State. The community insists it will pursue justice in court — not only for themselves, but also to clear the name of the Ojomu family, which they believe has been unfairly implicated.

No Christian genocide in Nigeria – Yakassai faults foreign media, Trump

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Elder statesman and founding member of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), Alhaji Abubakar Tanko Yakasai, has dismissed claims of a Christian genocide in Nigeria, insisting that Christians and Muslims have coexisted peacefully for generations.

 

Speaking in an interview with Vanguard, the veteran politician accused foreign media of inflaming religious tensions and criticised U.S. President Donald Trump for comments suggesting targeted killings of Christians in the country.

Yakasai, a prominent figure in Nigeria’s radical political movement of the 1950s and 1960s and a former commissioner in Kano and special assistant on National Assembly liaison to President Shehu Shagari, said narratives of religious persecution were being exaggerated for political gain.

According to him, “I don’t agree there is Christian genocide. Some Christians close to the United States of America took advantage of their closeness to Donald Trump.

 

“Christians and Muslims have been living in peace with one another; we are brothers and sisters. Few individuals went to America to talk to Trump. Christians and Muslims are not living in separation.

 

“The majority of the people in the West, East and South are Christians, but in the North and the Middle Belt, there are a substantial number of Muslims. My parents were from the Middle Belt. For ages, long before the British came, we lived together in peace.

“Those who converted to Christianity were what we called pagans. The Muslims did not convert to Christianity, and that is why Christianity is much stronger in the Middle Belt region. Interestingly, my parents were from the Middle Belt.

 

“In every home, we have Christians and Muslims living together in peace.”

 

He argued that Trump’s claims were influenced by a few individuals with ties to the U.S., describing him as “an opportunist” seeking relevance. Yakasai stressed that religious diversity long predates colonial rule, particularly in the Middle Belt, where mixed-faith families remain common.

On insecurity in the country, the elder statesman said the problem is national but more pronounced in the North. He advocated for the establishment of zonal police commands, noting that previous proposals for regional policing should be revisited due to the overstretched capacity of the Nigeria Police Force.

However, he rejected the idea of state police, warning that it could be easily manipulated by politicians.

His words, “There was a move at one time that there should be the establishment of a zonal police. This problem is not limited to one side of the country; it is a national problem. There was a move at one time that there should be six police establishments. I think the issue should be revisited because it is a good idea because the number of the police force is not enough to cover the whole country. There will be a zonal setup, and people will know their area and locality. They will be in a better position to handle the problems more effectively.

“State police”, he said, “are subject to manipulation by individuals and political interests. At one time, there was a move for a zonal police. If anybody was in favour of a zonal police, I would support it.”

 

Addressing perceptions of a rift between the North and South, Yakasai said no such suspicion exists. He added that President Bola Tinubu is likely to seek and possibly win a second term in 2027, given the political and financial structures at his disposal.

He said, “Personally, I believe that in Nigeria’s politics today, as has been the practice, President Tinubu will seek a second term and is most likely to win because he has the resources to back his ambition. We are practising democracy, and as such, democratic norms and conventions, as well as our constitution, should be our guiding principle. 2027 is still about two years away.”

Reflecting on Nigeria’s challenges, Yakasai said every nation faces its own problems and that no single group or individual can be solely blamed.

 

“Any country has its problems. You cannot single out an individual or a group of people to make peace. The creation of God, built in America, Russia, and China – all of them have problems. Wherever you have people, human beings, you have problems. And it is the human beings who will seek the help of God to overcome their problems,” he added.

Edo State Police Command Gets First Female Police Public Relations Officer

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By Ebinum Samuel

 

A new Police Public Relations Officer and the first female has assumed duty following the approval of her posting by the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun .

According to a press statement signed by the outgoing spokesman, CSP Joel Moses Yamu, the newly appointed officer is ASP Eno Nkereuwem Ikoedem, an idigene of Akwa Ibom State.

 

 

She was Commissioned as an Assistant Superintendent of Police in 2022 after completing a rigorous five-year training program at the prestigious Nigeria Police Academy, where she bagged a Bachelor’s degree in English Language (BA English). She is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in English at the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), further enriching her academic and professional depth.

 

 

During her training, ASP Eno went through several specialized courses, including the Combat Operation and Counter-Terrorism Course at Police Mobile Force Training School- Ende Hills, Nasarawa State; the Citizenship & Leadership Training Course, Shere Hills, Jos; the Forensic Analysis Course on Basic Crime Scene Management, Wudil, Kano; and the Basic Detective Course, also at Wudil, Kano.

 

 

She served in various positions, demonstrating versatility, discipline, and exceptional professionalism. postings include:
* Divisional Traffic Officer – Adesuwa Division
* Administrative Officer – Evbuotubu Division
* Officer-in-Charge, Crack Squad – Evbuotubu Division
* Officer-in-Charge, Confidential – Department of Operations, Edo State Command
Until her deployment as the Police Public Relations Officer Edo State, she was the Deputy Public Relations Officer in Edo State Command to two consecutive PPROs.
She can be reached on 09050735637.

Social Media Handles
FB: Eno Ikoedem
IG: @eno_Ikoedem_
X: @EnoIkoedem

Edo Police Command Clampdown On Criminals, Rescue Kidnapped Chinese, Recovers Assorted Arms, Arrest 15 Suspects

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By Ebinum Samuel

 

In its avowal to crackdown on criminals operating in Edo state, the Command through a press release signed by the outgoing spokesman, CSP Joel Moses Yamu, confirmed the rescue of a Chinese, arrests of suspected criminals and recovery of various arms and ammunition in a crackdown on criminals and hoodlums .

According to the statement: “On 2/12/2025 at about 2200hrs, operatives of Loveworld Division, acting on actionable intelligence, arrested two suspects — Victor Nworie (18) and Abraham Nwokipoeo (21) — at First Obe, off Benin-Sapele Road.
The duo specialise in luring unsuspecting commercial motorcycle riders with attractive fares to isolated locations where they attack and dispossess them of their motorcycles. The suspects are in custody and investigations are ongoing.
In addition, One Johnson Ode ( aka Polite)30yrs and Imrana Sanni ‘m’ 28yrs were arrested during the course of investigation.
On 2/12/2025 at about 2330hrs, the Chinese expatriate kidnapped during the recent incident involving the ambush on NSCDC personnel regained his freedom.
He was released at a location in Kabba, Kogi State following sustained technical and tactical operations jointly executed by the Edo and Kogi State Police Commands, with support from vigilante groups and local hunters. The Command commends all partners involved in this successful rescue effort.

On 2/11/2025 at about 1800hrs, operatives of Okuaihe Division in collaboration with vigilante personnel, while on routine stop-and-search duty along the Benin-Agbor Road, intercepted seven young men who had alighted from a truck. They are;
-Usman Ibrahim
-Bello Garba
-Dahiru Muhammad
-Sarki Murtala
-Suleman Ibrahim
-Umar Yahaya
-Abdulahi Hassan
Aged between 22 to 30 yrs.

A search revealed several pictures of the suspects posing with assault rifles. They claimed to be coming from Adamawa State but could not provide any satisfactory explanation regarding their mission. They have been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) for further investigation.
Similarly, on 4/12/2025 at about 1840hrs, the same patrol team intercepted one Isah Musa Maidawa, who also alighted from a truck.
A search on his person and luggages led to the recovery of:
– One dane gun
– A pack of cartridges
– Charms
– Food items
– A cutlass and knife
– Solar panel
– Three flashlights
– A mobile phone
– A pack of matches

The suspect has been transferred to the SCID for further investigation and will be arraigned before the court upon conclusion.

 

On 6/12/2025 at about 0830hrs, operatives of Ekiadolor Division, alongside Edo State Security Corps personnel, intercepted Ibrahim Mohammed (28yrs) along the Oluku-Ahor Bypass in possession of a locally fabricated single-barreled revolver shotgun, a flashlight, and a vigilante T-shirt.
He could not give any satisfactory explanation of himself or his mission and has been handed over to the SCID for discreet investigation.

On 6/12/2025 at about 1200hrs, operatives of 82 PMF Squadron, Uromi, on nipping operations along the Auchi-Agbede road, intercepted David James Odaukwo with an empty LAR rifle magazine concealed in a sack.
The suspect, who claimed to be coming from Okene, failed to give a credible explanation of his possession of the item. He has been transferred to the SCID for further investigations.

“On 6/12/2025 at about 1545hrs, acting on credible intelligence, operatives of Agbede Division, led by the DPO, raided a hotel in Agbede and arrested three suspected armed robbers:
– Suleiman Aliyu (25yrs)
– Abdulrazak Ogbesor (36yrs)
– Inusemiu Abdulrouf (36yrs)

A search conducted led to the recovery of:
– Two automatic pump-action guns
– One locally made single-barreled shotgun
– Two live cartridges
– One expended cartridge
– A Lexus SUV (Reg. No. ABUJA RSH-721-BF)
– A Toyota Tacoma pickup (Reg. No. LAGOS KJA-840-JQ)
– Charms and other items

The suspects have been transferred to the SCID for further investigation.”

 

The Commissioner of Police assures the good people of Edo State that the Command remains fully committed to neutralising criminal networks, enhancing public safety, and ensuring that offenders face the full wrath of the law.
Residents are urged to remain vigilant and continue to provide credible information to the Police for prompt action

7.6 million tramadol pills, 76,273kg Colorado, skunk seized in Delta, Imo, Adamawa raids

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By Ebinum Samuel

 

 

As NDLEA destroys illicit drug warehouses in Ekiti, Ondo forests

In series of intelligence-led operations across the country, operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have recovered over 7.6 million pills of tramadol and a total of 76,273.4 kilograms of different strains of cannabis including Colorado, Loud and Skunk with several members of Drug Trafficking Organisations linked to the seizures arrested.

Out of the total opioids seized during the raids, not less than 3,874,000 pills of tramadol 225mg and 100mg, and others as well as 252.2litres of codeine syrup were recovered from a warehouse at Oko market, Asaba, Delta state on Saturday 6th December 2025, while no fewer than 1.2 million tablets of tramadol 225mg were seized from a suspect Kelechi Nwakocha, 35, on Wednesday 3rd December when NDLEA operatives on patrol at Orogwe, along Onitsha- Owerri road Imo state, intercepted his vehicle conveying the consignment which was loaded at Aba, Abia state, heading to Onitsha, Anambra state.

In Adamawa state, NDLEA officers on Monday 1st December 2025 intercepted a Toyota Hiace bus marked MGU 554 XB along Maraba-Mubi coming from Jos, Plateau state going to Mubi with a total of 1, 577,112 capsules of tramadol and exol-5 tablets, all concealed inside jumbo bags mixed with new rubber sandals and slippers. Two suspects: Kabiru Buba, 25, and Hamza Abubakar, 32, were arrested in connection with the seizure. Similarly, another suspect, Mudansir Rabiu, 27, was nabbed along Zaria-Kano road, Kano state with 197,000 pills of exol-5.

 

 

Operatives of a special operations unit of NDLEA stormed forests in Omuo-Ekiti, Ekiti state where they destroyed 14,654 kilograms of skunk and arrested two suspects: Yusuf Iliyasu, 50, and Okumu Chinedu, 26. In another operation, the operatives on Tuesday 2nd December stormed the forests in Asin-Ekiti, Ikole LGA, Ekiti state, where they destroyed 54,300kg of skunk in two large warehouses that were razed while 28.3kg of the same psychoactive substance was recovered for the purpose of prosecution.

Following actionable intelligence, NDLEA operatives on Tuesday 2nd December raided Igoba forest in Akure North LGA, Ondo state where a total of 2,483 compressed blocks of skunk and 247 bags of same substance all weighing 5,442 kilograms were recovered and five suspects arrested. Those nabbed include: Jacob Omodowo, 66; Joy Oluatobi Peace, 24;

Babatunde Olamide, 40; Echi Fidelis Joseph, 57; and Ankrah Akano, 56.

While 500kg of same substance was recovered from a Mercedes Benz van marked MGU 614 XB by NDLEA officers on patrol along Mokwa-Jebba road in Niger state on 4th December with the driver Amos Yakubu, 46, arrested, operatives in the FCT Abuja on Wednesday 3rd December intercepted a consignment of Colorado, a synthetic cannabis, weighing 22kg at Abaji expressway. A follow up operation at the Jabi park in Abuja led to the arrest of a female receiver, Ali Blessing, 33. Also in the FCT, a suspect Aliyu Usman, 39, was arrested by operatives on Friday 5th December with 24kg skunk and 573,500 pills of exol-5 along Kwali-Gwagwalada expressway.

In Lagos, NDLEA operatives recovered 217 pouches of Canadian Loud weighing 113kg from a suspect Ezenwa Udoka at Ladipo market, Mushin, while Izuchukwu Usulor was nabbed with 351kg skunk at Onipanu area of the state on 5th December and Susan Okoro arrested with 104.1kg of same psychoactive substance at Trade Fair complex, Ojo, on Tuesday 2nd December.

A total of 447.5 kilograms of skunk were recovered from two Honda Accord cars marked: ABC-678 KK and GGE-772 FB at Agho forest, Akoko Edo LGA, Edo state. A suspect Dada Adedara Babawibi, 56, was apprehended in connection with the seizure. A raid operation at a warehouse in the Isiefve community, Ohuwunde LGA, led to the seizure of 315.8kg of skunk and the arrest of a suspect Stanley Obasuwa.

With the same vigour, Commands and formations of the Agency across the country continued their War Against Drug Abuse, WADA, sensitization activities to schools, worship centres, work places and communities among others in the past week. These include: WADA sensitisation lecture to students and staff of St. Michael’s Academy, Sabon Gari, Kano; Harry Pass Secondary School, Masaje, Gboko LGA, Benue; and Community Junior Secondary School, Okuru-Ama, Obio/Akpor LGA, Rivers state, among others.

While commending the officers and men of SOU, Delta, Adamawa, Imo, Ondo, Lagos, Kano, FCT, Niger and Edo Commands of the Agency for the arrests and seizures, Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd) stated that their operational successes and those of their compatriots across the country especially their balanced approach to drug supply reduction and drug demand reduction efforts are well appreciated.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

YULETIDE: EDO STATE POLICE COMMAND WARNS AGAINST THE SALE AND USE OF FIRECRACKERS

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By Ebinum Samuel

 

 

The Edo State Police Command has strongly warn residents of the State against the sale, distribution, and use of firecrackers, popularly known as “bangers” “knockouts”

 

The Command, through its spokesman, CSP Joel Moses Yamu said it has observed with concern the increasing use of these devices in various parts of the State. The loud and sudden explosions from these items are capable of creating unnecessary panic, causing fear in the minds of the public, and potentially leading to false security alerts or avoidable emergencies.

 

For the avoidance of doubt, the use of firecrackers, it says constitutes a nuisance and is prohibited under relevant laws. Anyone found selling, purchasing, or using bangers will be arrested and made to face the full wrath of the law.

 

Parents and guardians have been advised to warn their children and wards to desist from this act, while shop owners are strongly cautioned against stocking or selling these prohibited items.

 

The Command , according to Yamu, remains committed to ensuring the safety and security of all residents throughout the festive season and beyond. Members of the public are encouraged to report any person or group engaging in the sale or use of firecrackers within their neighbourhoods.

 

For emergencies or information, please contact the Command Control Room through the usual dedicated lines 08037646272 or 08077773721

Lagos Taskforce Clears Ikeja Areas Of Street Traders, Illegal Tic

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The Lagos State Environmental Taskforce today, continued its enforcement operation aimed at ridding the streets of illegal street traders, display of goods on the roads, and the activities of illegal ticketers.

It also checkmated unauthorised blockage of the road, operation of illegal busstops and other environmental violations in the state, onwards the yuletide season

The enforcement operation covered the Obafemi Awolowo way, Oba Akran Road  and other adjoinning roads in Ikeja area of the state.

Our correspondent gathered that the taskforce team visited Ikeja underbridge, Tonade street, Awolowo Way  inward Allen Avenue roudabout and other adjoining  roads reining in recalcitrant street traders, illegal ticketers  and traders  displayed their goods on roads, thereby obstructing traffic flow.

The taskforce has before now, warning against acts constituting nuisance on the highways, walkways. and other such strategic places and sport on the stretch of Obafemi Awolowo way in ikeja metropolis.

During the raid exercise, 3 suspects who were disturbing the state officials from carrying out  their legitimate duties were  arrested, while all goods and wares displayed on the roads were  confiscated and sanity restored in all the areas.

According to the taskforce chairman, CSP Adetayo Akerele, all the arrested suspects have been charged to court accordingly, while goods confiscated had been forfeited to the state in line with the State Government Environmental Sanitation laws of 2017 and Transport Sectors reform laws of 2018.

CSP Akerele warned illegal street traders against continuing in the act thereby impeding free flow of traffic on our roads.

This he said increases the travel time of innocent motorists especially during this yuletide period, alongside other nuisances it causes.

The Chairman also warned all street traders, illegal ticketers on the highways.  And operators of unapproved bus stops to desist henceforth as violators would be prosecuted.

The taskforce, has, before the commencement of enforcement operations, carried out sensitisation programmes and also issued warnings against creating environmental nuisance in the state.