Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Kano State Command, have arrested a 37-year-old suspect with 8,000 bottles of Akuskura (a herbal mixture) suspected to contain dangerous drugs and 48 blocks of Cannabis sativa.

The NDLEA Public Relations Officer, Sadiq Maigatari, confirmed the arrest of the suspect in a statement on Tuesday.

“The interception occurred around Gadar Tamburawa, Zaria – Kano Road, during a stop of a trailer conveying goods from Lagos en route to Maiduguri.

“The trailer was fully loaded with tricycles (Keke NAPEP), and the exhibit was concealed between the Keke NAPEP units and beneath the trailer, where a wooden cover had been constructed to hide the items.

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“NDLEA operatives discovered the concealment through their diligence and commitment,” Maigatari said.

According to him, both the exhibits and the suspect are now in NDLEA custody pending further investigation and laboratory analysis to confirm the nature of the substances and determine the full scope of the operation.

“The Commander, Kano State Strategic Command, ACGN AI Ahmad, appreciates the continued support of the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the NDLEA, Brig. Gen Mohamed Buba Marwa (rtd), CON, OFR, which enables frontline commands to act decisively,” he added.

The agency urged the public to remain vigilant and to report suspicious consignments or activity to the nearest NDLEA office or other law enforcement agency for prompt action.

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In the last seven months, the NDLEA has intensified its nationwide crackdown on illicit substances, arresting 1,315 suspected drug traffickers and peddlers.

The agency also seized a total of 1,387,254.27 kilograms of assorted drugs during the period under review.

Cannabis topped the list of seizures, with 126,168.73kg recovered during raids and another 801,553.23kg destroyed directly on farms.

In addition, the NDLEA uncovered and destroyed 43 cannabis farms spanning over 320 hectares in Edo, Ondo, Cross River, Delta, Ekiti, and Osun States.

The Ondo State Security Network Agency, also known as Amotekun Corps, on Tuesday paraded no fewer than 28 suspected criminals arrested in the state.

The corps said the suspects were arrested across the 18 local government areas of the state, in collaboration with other security agencies and the local vigilante.

Parading the suspects at the headquarters of the command in Akure, the state capital, the commander of the corps, Adetunji Adeleye, said they had allegedly been terrorising the state in recent times.

According to Adeleye, the suspects were allegedly involved in various crimes such as kidnapping, theft, stealing, cattle rustling, and vandalism, among others.

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He said, “Today, I am parading a total of 28 suspects and I want to let you know that the criminal world is evolving.

“Therefore, Ondo State Security Network Agency Amotekun always strives to be ahead of them.

“We have now gone beyond arresting criminals and suspects alone. As we talk now, we are after their godfathers and backbones, and the reason is simple. So we are saying that until we uproot them, we won’t have total peace.

“We need the socio-economic growth of Ondo State to continue to increase. By the intervention of Amotekun Corp, the IGR of Ondo State in 2023 increased by over 500 per cent and we don’t want to relent. Hence, our fight is not against the criminals alone, but against their sponsors.

“The people we are parading today, there is a section of them that steal, kill, murder riders and dispossess them of their motorcycles. They have already made market receivers, who, within minutes, dismantle and sell to those who will later assemble and sell.

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“We’ve gone after them and we’ve arrested the suspect, we’ve arrested the sponsor, we’ve arrested all the culprits. The chain of criminality had to be broken and uprooted, and that is the directive of His Excellency, the Governor of Ondo State, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, to create an enabling environment for investors to bombard Ondo State.

“So today, four suspected kidnappers were arrested in the Elegbeka area. They are Kwangi, Kwanji, Kana, Kana, Sam, and Daniel, ages ranging between 18 and 27.

“On rape and fraud, we have Abiola, aged 24. We have equally on defilement, rape, and sexual assault, one Ogungbemi. And we have Tosin on assault. To the Fulani communities, their cattle were rustled and taken away from the Igbara Oke axis. We went after the Fulani that stole the cattle, retrieved the cattle, arrested the rustlers, who are Abubakar Musa and Umar Mohammed, aged 20 and returned the cows to the Fulani men.”

The Amotekun boss commended the other security agencies in the state for collaborating with it in the fight against crime and criminality.

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He stated, “We are here today to let you know that the security architecture of Ondo State is firm, and the best criminals can do is to run away from this state.

“The joint patrol team in some parts of the state is still ongoing. And I can tell you this for free that we have dominated the forest. It is no longer a safe place for criminals to thrive.”

In July, the corps arrested seven suspects for various offences, including kidnapping and the theft of electronics in the state.

Adeleye said the corps recovered items worth N300 million during recent operations.

Operatives of the Akwa Ibom State Police Command have apprehended seven suspected cultists over cult-related attacks in Ikot Osura, Ikot Ekpene Local Government Area of the state

According to The PUNCH, the suspects, believed to be members of the proscribed ‘’Ku Klux Klan’ confraternity, were arrested with a human skull.

This was contained in a statement by the command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Timfon John, in Uyo.

John said the arrest followed a complaint received by a student of the Akwa Ibom State Polytechnic, Ikot Osura, on August 25, 2025, that he was ambushed and attacked by members of the gang.

She said that the victim, who had renounced his membership of the terror group, was unconscious after the attack, adding that his Redmi 13C Android phone and N41,000 in cash were stolen from him.

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The statement reads, ‘’On August 28, 2025, operatives of the command arrested seven suspects in connection with a cult-related assault, armed robbery, and unlawful possession of a firearm and human skull.

“The arrests followed a report received on August 25, 2025, from a student of the Akwa Ibom State Polytechnic, Ikot Osurua, that he was ambushed and attacked with dangerous weapons along Ikot Osurua by members of a proscribed cult group known as the Ku Klux Klan Confraternity.

“The victim, who had reportedly renounced his membership of the group, was left unconscious with severe injuries. The assailants also stole his Redmi 13C Android phone and N41,000 in cash.

“Acting on the report, police gathered intelligence and launched an operation that led to the arrest of the seven suspects.’’

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She listed the suspects to include Douglas Ambe Esikhene, Stephen Asukwo Effiong, and Saviour Dany Akpan.

Others include Emmanuel Friday Umoh, Augustine Uduak Okon, Mary Ating Asukwo and Itohowo Christopher Uko.

The command’s spokesperson said during a search of their hideout, one locally made short gun, seven live cartridges, one fresh human skull, a bottle containing a substance suspected to be black oil, and a bottle of Guyanese oil, believed to be for ritualistic purposes, were recovered

She disclosed further that the command had commenced an investigation into the incident, adding that efforts have also been intensified to apprehend other members of the gang and make more recoveries.