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  • Raids: NDLEA seizes 653kg Colos, Loud in Lagos, Abuja

    Raids: NDLEA seizes 653kg Colos, Loud in Lagos, Abuja

    Raids: NDLEA seizes 653kg Colos, Loud in Lagos, Abuja

    The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has recovered 653kg of Colorado and Loud, a strong strain of cannabis sativa in Lagos and Abuja raids respectively.

    Mr Femi Babafemi, Director, Media and Advocacy, NDELA said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja.

    Giving a breakdown, Babafemi said that in the Federal Capital Territory,(FCT), Abuja, NDLEA operatives on a stop and search operation on Thursday, Sept. 4 arrested a dispatch rider.

    Babafemi said that the suspect was nabbed in the Gwarimpa area of the FCT while conveying 3.1kg Colorado, a synthetic strain of cannabis.

    He said that in Lagos, NDLEA operatives acting on credible intelligence on Monday, Sept. 1 arrested two suspects while loading four distribution vehicles at their 28 Ola Street, Ijesha Surulere home.

    “Recovered from them include: 9kg of Canadian Loud; 5kg of Colorado and 1,101 compressed blocks of Ghana Loud.

    “This was weighing 611kg, bringing the total weight of the combined seizures to 625 kilograms,” he said.

    In another raid in Lagos on Friday, Sept. 5, a couple were arrested with 24.4kg of skunk.

    Babafemi said that the strain of cannabis was recovered from their home in Ajegunle area of the state.

    Babafemi said that a 45-year-old suspect was also arrested with 53.400kg of skunk concealed in two cartons in the trunk of his Toyota Avensus car marked ABC 338 SS in Kogi.

    According to him, a 23-year old was nabbed in a follow up operation in Auchi, Edo, on Friday, Sept. 5 in connection with the earlier seizure of 233kg skunk in Kakau, Kaduna state.

    Similarly, 11,000 pills of tramadol were recovered from a suspect when he was arrested by NDLEA operatives on Wednesday, Sep.3 at 61 Bida road, Onitsha, Anambra.

    In the same vein, operatives on patrol along Minna-Bida road Niger state on Tuesday, Sept. 2 intercepted a white Toyota Hilux vehicle leading to arrest of the driver and seizure of 30 bags of skunk weighing 342 kg.

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  • Bandits protect Katsina community from external attacks

    Bandits protect Katsina community from external attacks

    Bandits protect Katsina community from external attacksFollowing the peace agreement in Jibia Local Government Area of Katsina, bandits terrorising the communities have now resorted to protecting the residents from external attacks.

    Malam Abubakar Mohammad, a resident of Magama community, who disclosed this in an interview with newsmen on Sunday, expressed appreciation for the relative peace being enjoyed in the area.

    Narrating how peace returned to their communities, Mohammad recalled that about six months ago, there was a peace agreement with the bandits.

    The resident observed that since then, they have not recorded any case of bandits’ attack on communities across the area.

    He said: “Most of these bandits, we know them, we stay in the same area with some of them, some we were even friends before they decided to isolate themselves.

    “But we thank God since they have decided to embrace peace on their own. Some of them now come to the market, but you will never see them carrying guns.

    “When you go to the forest, you will see them with their guns protecting us from external attacks, especially from Zamfara or other Local Government Areas yet to embrace the dialogue.”

    Mohammad described the present moment as a bumper harvest period, because many have returned to their farms after abandoning them for a very long time due to the insecurity.

    Another resident of the area, Uzairu Rabiu, excitedly said: “For the past five to six months now, there have been no reports of attacks by the bandits, therefore, we’re happy.

    “However, our major concern now is lack of proper drainages, recently, about 50 houses were affected by flood at Bagaruwa ward.

    “I’m appealing to the state government, our national and state assembly members to do the needful. We’re happy that banditry is gone, but flood is now our problem,” he said.

    Also speaking at a joint security committee meeting, the Secretary of Jibia People’s Forum, Malam Zubairu Sani, noted with happiness that the peace was achieved through the support of various stakeholders in the area.

    Sani, while revealing that the peace accord was requested by the bandits, also commended Gov. Dikko Radda for his commitment in the fight against insecurity.

    The Jibia, a border community with Niger Republic, was among the areas seriously hit by the activities of bandits, stopping them from farming, going to school and other business activities.

    But with the recent peace accord between the community and the bandits, hundreds of Internally Displaced People (IDPs) have returned to their ancestral homes.