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...

COURT ORDERS INTERIM FORFEITURE OF FIRM'S N5.3B.{PHOTO}.#PRESS RELEASE.


 Court Orders Interim Forfeiture of Firm’s N5.3b


 


Justice Tijanni Garba Ringim of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Wednesday, September 1, 2021, ordered the interim forfeiture of the sum of N5, 318,517,789.48 found in the account of a company, Kaiser Strategic Services Limited.


 


Justice Ringim gave the order, following an ex parte application filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.


 


Moving the application on Wednesday, September 1, 2021, counsel to the Commission, Rotimi Oyedepo, told the court that the money was deposited in three accounts in tranches of N1,407,182,797.00, N2,275,525,493.17 and N1,635,809,499.31.


 


He, therefore, urged the court to order the interim forfeiture of the fund to the Federal Government in the interim.


 


Consequently, Justice Ringim ordered the interim forfeiture of the money and also directed the publication of same in any national newspaper for any interested party to appear before the court, within 14 days, to show cause, why the final order of forfeiture of the funds should not be made in favour of the Federal Government.


 


Justice Ringim in a bench ruling granted the application as prayed.


 


He adjourned till September 29, for a report of compliance.

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