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 JAILS INTERNET FRAUDSTER FOR N12M FRAUD IN MAIDUGURI. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE.


 Court  Jails Internet Fraudster for N12m Fraud in Maiduguri


Justice Jude Dagat of the Federal High Court, Maiduguri has convicted and sentenced one Habila Dzarma Ishaku to nine years imprisonment.


Ishaku was re-arraigned on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, by the Maiduguri Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, on two-count charges bordering on money laundering and cybercrime to the tune of N12,000,000.00 (Twelve Million Naira).

Count one of the charge reads: “That you, Habila Dzarma Ishaku between 2023 and 2024 at Maiduguri, Borno State within the jurisdiction of this Honourable court did directly take possession of aggregate sum of N12, 000,000.00 (Twelve Million Naira) into your Opay Digital Services Ltd Account No. 8146406944, Habila Dzarma Ishaku , being the naira equivalent value for the Cash App, Pampay, and Gift Cards denominated in United States of America Dollars that you fraudulently received,  which sum you knew or reasonably ought to have known is proceeds of your fraud or form part of proceeds of an unlawful act to wit: your false representation of unsuspecting foreign nationals like; Ilyase; Ilyase with social media account @ilyase.­_.red and Adrea Velasco@.net_texthz etc. that you are a software engineer based in Los Angeles, California, United State of America and that you could unblock and activate blocked tiktok account and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 18(2)(d) of the Money Laundering Prevention and Prohibition Act, 2022 and punishable under Section 18(3) of the same Act.”


The defendant pleaded “guilty” to the charges when they were read to him. 

Based on his plea, counsel to the prosecution, Faruku Muhammad prayed the court to convict and sentence the defendant accordingly.


Justice Dagat thereafter, convicted and sentenced Ishaku on count one to four years imprisonment with an option of fine of  N200,000.00 (Two Hundred Thousand Naira only)  and on count two he was sentenced  to five years imprisonment with an option of fine of  N200,000.00.


The Judge further ordered the forfeiture of iPhone 13 pro max, iPhone XR, iPhone 11, Samsung Galaxy A32, Toyota Camry 2008 model and the sum of $1,500.00 (One Thousand Five Hundred United States Dollars) to the Federal Government of Nigeria that recovered from him during the investigation.


 The convict’s journey to the Correctional Centre began when he was arrested by operatives of the Maiduguri’s Zonal Directorate of the EFCC for internet-related offences.  He was charged to court and convicted.

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