LAGOS HOTEL, 3 OTHER PROPERTIES FORFEITED BY DRUG KINGPINS AUCTIONED AT N6.1BILLION.(PHOTOS). #PRESS RELEASE.

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 Lagos hotel, 3 other properties forfeited by drug kingpins auctioned at N6.1billion *- It’s a clear message that cartels won’t be allowed to enjoy proceeds of their criminal trade, says Marwa*  A Lagos hotel and three other properties seized from drug kingpins by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and forfeited to the Federal Government through court processes have been auctioned for the sum of Six Billion One Hundred and Forty- Eight Million Nine Hundred and Sixty-Four Thousand Naira (N6,148,964,000.00) only. This was the outcome of a competitive bid process for the sale of eight assets forfeited by drug barons in parts of the country. While bidders who offered above reserved prices emerged winners of four of the listed properties, bids for four others failed because none offered up to the reserved prices. Announcing the winning bids at the bid opening ceremony attended by representatives of ICPC, Civil Society Organisations, auctioneers and bidders at the NDLE...

ADF REBELS KILL AT LEAST 21 IN DRC DURING CHRISTMAS WEEK. (PHOTO).


 ADF rebels kill at least 21 in DRC during Christmas week


ADF rebels have killed at least 21 people over Christmas week in the conflict-riven eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, local sources told AFP.


The attacks all took place close to Manguredjipa, a town known for its rich mineral deposits whose environs are regularly targeted by the ADF.


On December 21, ADF rebels made an incursion into the village of Robinet, in the Bapere sector of North Kivu province.


"They killed six people on the spot, then on December 22 they arrived at the neighbouring village we call Kodjo where they killed 12 people," Macaire Sivikunula, a representative for the Bapere sector's governor, told AFP.


Then on Christmas Day itself, ADF fighters "arrived seven kilometres (four miles) from Manguredjipa in the village called Makele and killed three people," Sivikunula added.


Multiple separate local sources confirmed the dates, locations and tolls of these attacks to AFP.


Originally from Uganda, the ADF, or Allied Democratic Forces, have been present since the mid-1990s in the DRC's restive northeast, where its fighters have killed thousands of civilians.


In 2019, the ADF pledged allegiance to a foreign terrorist group.


The foreign terrorist organisation often claims responsibility for some of the rebel group's attacks.


At the end of 2021, Uganda and the DRC launched a joint military operation against the ADF.


Baptised "Shujaa", that offensive has so far proved unsuccessful in putting an end to their attacks.


Both armies have pushed the rebels back into remote and inaccessible areas, where local civilians are often at the mercy of their particularly violent methods.


Sivikunula said the Ugandan and Congolese armies were present and at work in Manguredjipa.


"But as the rebels are scattered in small groups of dispersed fighters, it's really difficult to pinpoint their location," he added.


North Kivu province also faces a separate rebel insurgency further south, with the Rwanda-backed M23 movement and the DRC's army locked in fighting all week following the failure of a peace summit in mid-December.


Home to vast mineral resources, the eastern DRC has been plagued by infighting between various armed groups for decades.

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