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...
According to sources,a 38 year old Nigerian identified as Chijioke Obioha has been executed in Singapore after being found guilty of drug trafficking.Mr Obioha was hanged in Changi Prison early friday morning alongside a Malaysian national who was convicted on separate drugs offenses.Mr Obiora was arrested in April 2007 after being found in possession of more than 2.6 kilograms of cannabis.The quanttity surpassed the 500 grams threhold that triggers the automatic presumption of trafficking under Singaporean law.He was found guilty in December 2008 and was sentenced to death by hanging,An appeal he filed was dismissed in 2010.His execution came two days after he lost an appeal for elemency from the Singaporean government.Amnesty International,which made serious efforts to overturn his death sentence,condemned the scheduled execution of Mr Obioha.''The death penalty is never the solution.It will not rid Singapore of drugs.By executing people for drug-related offences,which do not meet the threshold of most serious crimes,Singapore is violating international law,'' the rights group said on wedneday.
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