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...
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NASARAWA ASSEMBLY SETS UP AD-HOC COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE N1b SCHOOL PROJECTS.{PHOTO}.

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      The Nasarawa State House of Assembly has set up an adhoc committee to investigate N1 billion secondary schools' renovation contract awarded in 2018 by the state ministry of Education.
Rt. Hon. Ibrahim Balarabe Abdullahi, Speaker of the House set up the committee when the Secretary to the state Government. (SSG), Alhaji Aliyu Ahmed Tijani and the Commissioner for Education, Hajiya Fati Sabo appeared before the House on Tuesday.
The speaker said that their appearances was to explain their roles on the utilization of the fund on renovation of secondary schools across the state which most of the projects were abandoned.
According to him, the invitation of the SSG and the Commissioner was not to witch hunt them but to ensure that the right thing is done for the purpose of accountability and good governance.
"After listening to the SSG, who was a former Commissioner for Education when the contract was awarded in 2018 without completion up till this moment.
"It is in view of this that we are setting up an adhoc committee to investigate the projects in the interest of our children and overall development of the state.
"The committee include the Chairman and members of the House Committee on Education, Chairmen of House Committees on Finance, Public Account and Works respectively.?
"I urge the committee to do a thorough job as it is sad and unfortunate that our children in some secondary schools are learning under the trees," he said.
Earlier, the SSG admitted that N1 billion was released in November 2018 by the state government to the ministry of Education for schools renovation.
"Yes, the renovation work is ongoing as the contract was given in 2018 when I was a commissioner for Education," said the present SSG
On her part, the Commissioner for Education, Hajiya Fati Sabo also revealed that N84 million was given to the ministry when she assumed office in 2019 to pay contractors for the same projects.
It would be recalled that on March 16th the House has summoned a former Commissioner of Education and now, the Secretary to the Government of Nasarawa State (SSG), Alhaji Aliyu Ahmed Tijani and Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Hajiya Fati Sabo over school abandoned projects awarded in 2018.
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