NDLEA SECURES ORDER TO DETAIN VESSEL, 21 CREW MEMBERS OVER COCAINE SHIPMENT FROM BRAZIL . (PHOTOS). #PRESS RELEASE.
NDLEA secures order to detain vessel, 21 crew members over cocaine shipment from Brazil . We remain resolute to frustrate drug syndicates targeting Nigeria, says Marwa The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has secured an order of a Federal High Court in Lagos to detain a ship, its captain and 20 other crew members following the seizure of 25.5 kilograms of cocaine in the hatch of the commodity vessel from Brazil at the Apapa seaport in Lagos by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). Operatives of the NDLEA acting on credible intelligence had on 6th December 2025 discovered the cocaine consignment aboard the merchant vessel MV San Anthonio from Brazil. After the full discharge of cargo from the ship, a total of 21 crew members of diverse nationalities including Russia, Phillipines, Ukraine and Azerbaijan were taken into NDLEA custody along with the drug exhibits. This is coming on the heels of a similar interception by NDLEA officers of ano...
At the resumed trial of a former Chief of Defence Staff,CDS,Air Chief Marshal Alex S. Badeh,today tuesday,May 24,2016 the fourth prosecution witness,PW4,Mustapha Yerima gave Justice Okon E, Abang of the Federal High Court Abuja a blow-by-blow account of how he was paid the sum of N108million through Badeh's company,Vetivo Nigeria Limited.Yerima whose testimony started yesterday stated that,the process of the payment came through a third party.According to Yerima ''The payment that came through a third party is as a result of the meeting between myself,Air Comodore Yushau {a retired Air Commodore and former director of finance and account} and Badeh.This was prior to my meeting with Air Commodore Yushau and Barrister Timothy Muje.At the meeting,Yushau introduced Timmothy to me as the lawyer to Air Chief Marshall Badeh since he {uushau} was retiring.He said i should transfer all the necessary documents to the Lawyer { Timothy}''.He stated that ''Yushau came to the said meeting with prepared Deed of Assignment and Power of Attorney with his company's name and another document transfering the title from Ryte Builders to Edile Construction Company.He was given a copy to sign and he did.He was given a copy to sign and he did.He said he handed over to Timothy,the original Certificate of Occupancy,C of O, and the Deed of Assignment''.After the transfer of the documents,Yerima claimed that he received the sum of N108 million.''I received an alert from one Vetivo Nigerian Limited.I called Badeh and he confirmed that Vetivo Nigeria Limited was his and he instructed that the money be paid into my company's account'',Yerima revealed.One more photo below.
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