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...

GHANA'S PRESIDENT MAHAMA REPLACES MINISTERS KILLED IN HELICOPTER CRASH. (PHOTO).


 Ghana's President Mahama replaces ministers killed in helicopter crash


Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama has appointed acting ministers to the portfolios of Defence, and Environment, Science and Technology, following the tragic death of the substantive ministers in a helicopter crash on Wednesday, TRT Afrika reported.


Spokesperson to the President and Minister for Government Communications Felix Kwakye Ofosu, in a statement, announced that Finance Minister Cassiel Ato Forson will assume additional responsibility as Defence Minister, while Lands and Natural Resources Minister Emmanuel Kofi Armah Buah has been tasked to act as Minister for Environment, Science and Technology until further notice, according to Ghana News Agency reports.


The announcement follows the demise of Ghana's Defence Minister Edward Omane Boamah and Environment, Science and Technology Minister Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed in a helicopter crash alongside six other people on Wednesday morning.


Victims’ families informed


In the wake of the incident, Vice President Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang led a high-level delegation to formally inform the bereaved families.


The team included senior government officials, national executives of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC), and members of the Military High Command.


According to a statement from Presidential Spokesman Felix Kwakye Ofosu, Vice President Opoku-Agyemang visited the homes of Ibrahim Murtala Mohammed, the late Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, and Alhaji Muniru Lumuna, the late Acting Deputy National Security Coordinator.


Separately, Julius Debrah, Chief of Staff at the Presidency, and Johnson Asiedu Nketia, the NDC National Chairman, led another team to inform and offer condolences to the mother and family of the late Edward Omane Boamah, who served as Minister of Defence.


Furthermore, two additional teams have been dispatched to Takoradi to inform and offer support to the homes and families of the helicopter crew, as well as Samuel Sarpong, NDC First Vice Chairman, and Samuel Aboagye, Deputy Director General of the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO), who were also among the victims.

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