NDLEA DISMANTLES ABUJA DRUG BUNKS, ARRESTS 132, RECOVERS 220KG ILLICIT SUBSTANCES. (PHOTOS). #PRESS RELEASE.

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 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...

LAGOS CJ MAKES CASE FOR PLEA BARGAINING.#PRESS RELEASE.

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     Lagos State Chief Judge, Justice Opeyemi Oke has reiterated the need for Nigeria to join developed countries that have embraced the culture of plea bargaining in their judicial system.
Speaking at the opening ceremony of a Plea Bargaining training programme for Magistrates of the Lagos State Judiciary organised by the Rule of Law & Anti-Corruption in Nigeria (ROLAC) on Monday, the Chief Judge said that in the United States where it is deeply entrenched, its culture has greatly advanced the judicial sector of the country.
"In the United States where plea bargaining is deeply entrenched, the Columbia Law Review reports that about 90% of the criminal defendants convicted in State and Federal Courts plead guilty rather than exercise their right to stand trial before a Court or Jury", Justice Oke stated.
She said that though plea bargain system is gradually gaining ground in Nigeria, the system, since its inception has proven to be a useful tool in aiding criminal justice administration and has also curtailed undue delays in the dispensation of criminal justice.
According to her, “A considerable number of high profile cases prosecuted by anti-graft agencies have been concluded using the plea bargaining tool which is a form of criminal justice package on its own”.
Justice Oke added that in Lagos State, the Administration of Criminal Justice Law has supported the push towards the adoption of the concept of plea bargaining as an accepted procedure in criminal proceedings.
She asserted that “Sections 76 and 77 of the Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State has firmly entrenched Plea Bargaining into our Criminal Justice system. Plea Bargain saves precious judicial time and resources, reduces the trauma to the victim, helps with prison decongestion, case management for the courts and reduces the awaiting trial inmates in our prisons".
While thanking ROLAC, for partnering with the Lagos State Judiciary to train its magistrates and for the efforts of the organisation towards improving the administration of justice, the Chief Judge expressed the belief that the Magistrates will benefit immensely from the training considering the calibre of resource persons that would facilitate different sessions of the training.
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