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...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,EFCC on Monday March 27,2017 arraigned an Enugu based businessman,Nicholas Emenike before Justice C.C. Ani of the State High Court,Enugu on a two-count charge bordering on obtaining the sum of N4,467,500 {Four Million,Four Hundred and Sixty Seven Thousand,Five Hundred Naira Only} under false pretense and issuance of dud cheque.Emenike pleaded not guilty to the charges preferred against him.The accused on the pretext that his company Rosa Construction Company had been awarded a multi-million contract,collect iron rods worth N4.4 million from the complainant to execute part of the contract,pledging to pay up within a month.However,after many months of non-payment of the said sum,coupled with an unending excuse that the contract had been cancelled by his client,the complainant then demanded for the return of the items only to find out to his dismay,that the accused person had sold them off.All efforts to get back his money failed.Instead,Emenike issued a Diamond bank cheque which when presented were returned unpaid due to insufficient funds.Emenike who was due for arraignment on April 4,2016,had jumped an administrative bail granted him by the Commission shortly before the date.He was subsequently re-arrested on 17th March,2017 culminating in today's arraignment.Justice Ani,nevertheless granted the accused bail on health grounds in the sum of N2,000,000.00 {Two Million Naira Only} with two sureties in like sum.The case has been adjourned to April 5,2017.
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