NUT PROTEST : WIKE WARNS AGAINST POLITICISING INSECURITY. (PHOTO).

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 NUT Protest : Wike Warns Against Politicising Insecurity The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has warned against politicising insecurity amid protests by the Nigeria Union of Teachers, FCT wing, over the killing and abduction of school staff and children in Oyo State. Teachers stormed the FCTA Secretariat in Abuja to condemn the killing of Michael Oyedokun and to demand the release of abducted pupils and teachers from Community High School, Ahoro-Esinle in Oriire Local Government Area. The FCT minister addressed the protesters on Tuesday, saying the federal government is on its toes working to secure the rescue of the schoolchildren and their teachers. Wike urged protesters to avoid turning the tragedy into a political issue and to give security efforts time to produce results. Chairman of the union in the FCT, Mr Abdullahi Shafa, explained that the nationwide solidarity protest was to condemn the killing of the teacher and abduction of the school chil...

CUSTOMS CONFISCATES CANNABIS SATIVA, OTHERS WORTH OVER N64M IN KEBBI,HANDS OVER TO NDLEA. (PHOTOS).





 Customs Confiscates Cannabis Sativa, Others Worth Over N64m in Kebbi, Hands Over to NDLEA


In line with the effort to eradicate the menace of drug abuse in Nigeria, the Customs Area Controller in charge of Kebbi Area Command, Comptroller Ben Oramalugo handed over seized 104 parcels of cannabis sativa, 359 sacks of diazepam and 70 Packs of Tramadol to the Kebbi State Commander of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Sule Usman.


Comptroller Oramalugo while addressing newsmen on Friday in Kebbi state stated that the illicit goods (104 Parcels of cannabis sativa and 5mg of 99 Diazepam tablets) were intercepted along the Kamba-Kyangakwai border.


According to him, after receiving an intelligence report, his men swung into action to launch a ‘stop and search’ operation within the border.


“It was during this process, my men found a white vehicle carrying 104 parcels of cannabis sativa concealed in a laptop, 99 5mg packs of Diazepam and over 70 packs of 22mg of tramadol with duty paid value of over N64,613,594,” Comptroller Oramalugo stated.


According to Comptroller Oramalugo, other seizures made by the Command include: one used Honda Accord 2014, one used Opel, 107 bags of 50 kilograms of foreign par-boiled rice, 38 bales of used clothing, 1,275 litres of PMS and 52 Jerry Cans of Vegetable oil.


He also stated that the operation has also resulted in the arrest of one Suleiman Yusuf alias Babangida in connection with the seizure of cannabis sativa in Kamba, Rijiyar Maikafi.


While taking over the seized hard drugs, the Kebbi State Commander of the NDLEA, Sule Usman, commended the Nigeria Customs Service for its efforts in combating the smuggling of unwanted goods into the country.


He also urged parents and guardians to imbibe the culture of early drug addiction detection by consulting them when they notice strange attitudes from their children.

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