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Court extends Lagos drug baron, Temo’s remand

The Federal High Court in Lagos has further remanded the alleged drug lord, Sulaimon Jimoh, also known as “Olowo Idi Ogede” or “Temo,” for an additional 14 days in the custody of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency. Justice Akintayo Aluko extended Temo’s remand while granting an ex parte motion filed by the NDLEA. The order was made on Friday after the NDLEA prosecution counsel, Lambert Nor, argued the ex parte motion for an extension...

NDLEA seizes US, UK-bound drug in automobile parts, cloths

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, in a nationwide operation, seized multi-billion-naira worth of cocaine concealed in heavy-duty automobile pivot shafts, Ghanaian fabric, Kente, and other items. This was made known in a statement signed by the agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, and shared on the agency’s website on Sunday. Suspect The agency disclosed that it also intercepted 2.32kg of cocaine at a courier firm in Lagos, and recovered 10.494kg of cocaine...

El Chapo’s son pleads not guilty to drug charges

The son of the former Sinaloa drug cartel leader El Chapo pleaded not guilty Tuesday to a raft of charges linked to one of the world’s biggest illicit narcotics operations, prosecutors said. Joaquin Guzman Lopez was arrested in a scheme allegedly orchestrated by Washington without the involvement of Mexico, in which he was detained in Texas on Thursday. The judge in the case denied bail and remanded him in custody, ordering a case management hearing...

Brazil-based baron, freight agent jailed 16 years for drug trafficking

The Federal High Court in Lagos on Friday sentenced a Brazil-based Nigerian drug baron, Christian Anyanwu, to 16 years imprisonment for trafficking 1.40 kilograms of methamphetamine. The court also convicted a 35-year-old freight agent, Omolara Salako, for her role in the illegal activity. The convicts were first arraigned before Justice Yelim Bogoro, by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, sometime in May 2023, on five counts. The charges included conspiracy, unlawful exportation, and non-declaration of...

Taskforce arrests 124 drug suspects In Lagos black spot raid

The Lagos State Task Force on Environment and Special Offences Enforcement Unit raided a drug hub in the Agbado-Oke-Odo LCDA of Alimosho Local Government on Saturday. During the raid led by CSP Adetayo Akerele, the unit was said to have apprehended 124 individuals suspected of drug peddling, abuse, and criminal activities. The state commissioner for the Ministry of Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, disclosed this in a statement on X.com on Sunday. The statement...

NDLEA secures conviction of 22 Kano drug dealers

The Kano State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency said it had secured the conviction of 22 drug dealers in the state in July 2024. The state NDLEA Commander, Abubakar Ahmad, disclosed this while briefing newsmen on the activities of the agency on Thursday. He explained that the conviction was a major victory in the agency’s fight against illicit drug trafficking and abuse, as all the convicts were sentenced to various jail terms....

NDLEA arrests ‘wanted’ Lagos drug baron

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency on Wednesday said its operatives had arrested the leader of the Mushin, Lagos-based drug cartel identified as Sulaiman Jimoh aka Temo. The agency stated that Temo, who had been on its wanted list, had been evading arrest until he was eventually nabbed. His arrest came after a drug baron, identified as Joachin Mbonu, was arrested in his mansion in Imo State on July 12 after fleeing from South Africa....

Immigration officer, three others arraigned for drug trafficking

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency on Monday arraigned a senior immigration officer, Gbenga Akomolafe, before the Federal High Court in Lagos for allegedly trafficking eight kilograms of Methamphetamine and 7.60 kilograms of Cannabis Sativa, also known as marijuana. Akomolafe, who is currently serving at the Murtala Muhammad International Airport, Ikeja Lagos, was arraigned alongside Babatunde  Olufemi, said to be a staff member of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, Nwadozie Amaechi and Nwosu  Cyril....

In Bayelsa, 300-level FUO Student Dies Of Drug Overdose

A 300-level Petroleum and Gas Engineering student at the Federal University of Otuoke (FUO) in Bayelsa State is said to have died of a drug overdose. The deceased 19-year-old student, simply known as Job Alawari Kei, allegedly used the drug Colorado (Colos). According to some campus students, the drug known as Colos is primarily used by youths involved in internet fraud known as Yahoo Boys. According to a student who requested anonymity, the deceased student...