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...

ORJI KALU NAMED CHAIRMAN OF SOUTH-EAST DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION BY SENATE. (PHOTO).


 

The Senate has appointed Senator Orji Uzor Kalu as the pioneer Chairman Senate Committee on South-East Development Commission (SEDC), a newly created regional development commission signed into law by President Bola Tinubu.¹ Kalu, a former Abia Governor and current Chairman of the Senate Committee on Privatisation, is expected to lead the commission in achieving its objectives, including civil restitution, erosion control, security restoration, and infrastructure improvement.


Senator Ken Eze was also appointed as the Vice Chairman of the committee, while other members will be announced later. The Senate confirmed the 18-member board of the SEDC, led by Dr. Emeka Nworgu as Chairman and Hon. Mark Okoye as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer.


Other confirmed members of the board include:


- Ugochukwu H. Agballah

- Hon. Okey Ikenwa

- Chief Hyacinth Ikpor

- Chidi Echeazu

- Ifeanyi Agwu

- Nasiru Usman

- Hamma Adama Ali

- Kumo Edward David Onoja

- Orure Kufre Inima

- Daniel Akwari

- Chief (Mrs.) Joke Adebayo-Chukwuma

- Hon. Stanley Ohajuruka (E.D. Finance)

- Chief Sylvester Okonkwo (E.D. Corporate Services)

- Hon. Toby Okechukwu (E.D. Projects)

- Senator Anthony Agbo (E.D. Commercial and Industrial Development)

- Dr. Clifford Ogbede (E.D. Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Rural Development)


The SEDC aims to address the region's development challenges, and Kalu's leadership is expected to play a crucial role in achieving this goal.

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