NDLEA DISMANTLES ABUJA DRUG BUNKS, ARRESTS 132, RECOVERS 220KG ILLICIT SUBSTANCES. (PHOTOS). #PRESS RELEASE.
NDLEA dismantles Abuja drug bunks, arrests 132, recovers 220kg illicit substances -Marwa hails operation, vows to sustain crackdown in FCT, other states In a non-stop two-week offensive action against traffickers and dealers, operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have successfully dismantled several drug joints and bunks within and around the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja where a total of 132 suspects were arrested and 220 kilograms of assorted illicit substances recovered. The wel-coordinated raids jointly conducted by the Agency's Directorate of Operations and General Investigation (DOGI) and the FCT Strategic Command from llth to 25th April 2026 were launched to dismantle illicit drug hubs contributing to substance abuse, trafficking, and associated criminal activities in the capital city after weeks of intelligence and surveillance across all identified hotspots. Areas where notorious drug joints were raided, dismantled and suspects...
Senate President Dr Abubakar Bukola Saraki today monday restated his loyalty to the governing All Progressives Congress {APC}.Saraki also reiterated his belief that the President Muhammadu Buhari's government will redeem its electoral promises made during the 2015 general elections.The Senate President spoke at the 10th Abuja Housing Show where top government officials and prominent stakeholders in the housing sector brainstormed on the theme: ''Expanding Access to Affordable Housing in Africa''.Acknowledging the presence of the APC National Organizing Secretary,Senator Osita Izunaso who earlier kick-started discussions at the summit,Saraki assured that the APC government is unwaveringly committed to the social welfare of the people while re-affirming his unalloyed loyalty to the party.He said ''The Senate and the National Assembly as a whole believe very strongly that we must make a difference in the housing sector''.The Senate President,reacting to observations that the existing housing laws need respective amendment and repeal,charged the organizers of the Summit to take a further step by following a document of laws requiring amendments to the National Assembly.''I assure you that action will be taken stanteneously'', Saraki promised.Saraki asserted that the Senate has commenced the review processes of several laws affecting property rights and access housing in the country.Accrding to him,the review of the National Housing Fund Actis on-going and would be completed before the end of the year.According to the APC National Organizing Secretary,Senator Izunaso,housing defecit in Nigeria is pegged at 17million housing units.Izunaso said ''As at today,only 10 per cent of those who dream to own a house in the country can afford it,as against the 92 percent house owners in Singapore.The central objective of the Summit,however,is to come up with feasible strategies on how to end the problem of homelessness in Nigeria''.Other personalities at the Summit include the representative of the Speaker of House of Reps,the Minister of Power,Works and Housing,Babatunde Raji Fashola,Kano State Governor,Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje,Turkish Ambassador to Nigeria,Hakan Cakil,TUC President,Comrade Bobboi Kaigama,among other investors.
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