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 ARRESTS 110 SQUATTERS, DEMOLISHES SHANTIES ON RES LINE CORRIDOR. (PHOTO).


 Lagos arrests 110 squatters, demolishes shanties on Red Line Corridor


The Lagos State Government says it has arrested 110 squatters in the early hours of Thursday during a lean-up operation of the Red line Corridor of Pen Cinema-Iju Ishaga area.

Kunle Adesina, a Public Affairs Director in the Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources in a post on X on Thursday, said the 110 squatters would be charged to court immediately.

He said the arrest was carried out by the Special Task Force on Environmental Offences led by CSP Sola Jejeloye.

Adesina added that the exercise also included the removal of all shanties on the corridor which had been removed earlier but re-erected.

According to him, the operation was directed by the Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab following an inspection tour to the Redline Railway corridor last Sunday by the Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu-led executive members.

He wrote: “A total of 110 squatters with questionable characters were in the early hours of Thursday arrested during a Clean-Up operation of the Red line Corridor of Pen Cinema -Iju Fagba area and would be charged to court immediately.

“The arrest which was carried out by the Special Task Force on Environmental Offences led by CSP Sola Jejeloye also involved removal of all shanties on the corridor which had been removed earlier but re-erected

“The operation was directed by the HC MOE&WR Tokunbo Wahab following an inspection tour to the Redline Railway corridor last Sunday by the Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu led exco members.”

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