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NDLEA Arrests Widow Using Fake Pregnancy To Traffic Cocaine

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 50-year-old widow and fashion designer, Mrs Ifeoma Henrietta Ezewuike, for attempting to traffic 1.3 kilograms of cocaine by disguising with a fake pregnancy to evade scrutiny and detection.
The widow, a mother of one and proprietress of Golden Star Creation, a fashion outfit on Ago Palace Way, Okota, Lagos, was arrested on Friday at a bus terminal in Jibowu, Yaba, while attempting to move the cocaine consignment to customers in Abuja.
A statement by the NDLEA’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi, on Sunday said a follow-up operation at her residence in Ago Palace led to the recovery of 200 grams of cutting agent used in producing a strain of cocaine.
In her statement, Ezewuike claimed she inherited the criminal trade from her late husband, who died two years ago, while she has been running her fashion business for 20 years.
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The statement further revealed that no fewer than 90 parcels of Loud, a strain of cannabis weighing 48.6kg, imported from the United States and concealed in three cartons of kitchen sinks, were intercepted at a courier company in Lagos on 19 August by NDLEA officers of the Directorate of Operations and General Investigation (DOGI).
In Adamawa State, NDLEA operatives, acting on credible intelligence, raided the home of a notorious drug dealer, Idris Garba, on Friday. He scaled a fence to escape arrest, while one of his associates, Boniface Nnaji, who attempted the same, was caught in the act at Rumde Baru, Yola South.
Items recovered from the premises included a black Toyota Tundra jeep marked FST-885-CZ, which Nnaji drove to Yola to supply Garba 354,480 pills of tramadol (225mg, 250mg and other variants), as well as a Toyota Yaris car with registration number DSA 776 AA.
Also, a total of 5,000 capsules of tramadol, 400 ampoules of pentazocine injection and 200 ampoules of diazepam injection were seized from a suspect, Neche Okonkwo, at Idah waterside. He had crossed the River Niger from Onitsha, Anambra State, into Lokoja, Kogi State, with the opioids on Wednesday.
READ ALSO:NDLEA Nabs Wanted Drug Kingpin With 11.6kg Cocaine, Meth After Seven Years
In Kano State, Babafemi said Buhari Ibrahim and Mansur Musa were arrested at Zangon Dakata, Ungogo, on 19 August with 5,850 capsules of pregabalin. On the same day, a total of 452,070 pills of opioids were recovered from the home of a suspect, Rabilu Mukhtar, who is still at large, at Rangaza, Ungogo LGA. Similarly, Buhari Idris was arrested at Tashan Rami, Kano, with 140 litres of codeine syrup.
No fewer than 7,000 capsules of tramadol were also seized from Adamu Yusuf along Zaria–Kano Road, Kwanar Dangora area, on Saturday, while a total of 2,289.49kg of skunk, a strain of cannabis, was intercepted in three interdiction operations in Kwara State.
Of this, 1,232.86kg was recovered from a Mitsubishi Canter truck marked ZUR 66 XT on 20 August at Ajase-Ipo, where a suspect, Kabiru Abdullahi, was arrested. Another consignment of the same substance weighing 328.42kg was seized from Paul Olaniran in a Mercedes-Benz truck marked LSD 659 YE on the same day and at the same location.
On 21 August, NDLEA operatives intercepted another consignment of skunk weighing 728.21kg in a Mitsubishi Canter truck with registration number GAD 287 XA, at Ajase-Ipo Junction, Ifelodun LGA, Kwara State, where two suspects, Abubakar Zaki and Yau Babangida, were arrested.
READ ALSO:NDLEA Detains Couple, 2 Daughters For Alleged Drug Running
Similarly, two suspects, Awe Sunday and Ayodele Adedayo, were arrested at Alafia Quarters, Ikere-Ekiti, Ekiti State, in connection with the seizure of 96kg of skunk. In Taraba State, NDLEA operatives, in conjunction with Civil Defence Corps personnel, destroyed 7,500kg of skunk cultivated on three hectares of farmland at Dadin Kowa village, Bali LGA, on 20 August, while 901kg of the same substance was recovered from a warehouse at Uzebba, Owan West LGA, Edo State, where a 54-year-old female suspect, Fodo Stella Sunday, was arrested on 19 August.
In another operation in Edo State, a total of 14,233.37kg of skunk was destroyed on four plantations measuring 5.69375 hectares at Ebule forest, Owan West LGA, on 20 August.
In Delta State, NDLEA operatives, supported by the military, destroyed 25,500kg of skunk on four plantations measuring 10.2 hectares in Emu-Obiogu community, Ndokwa West LGA, on 21 August. Similarly, in Ondo State, 25,025kg of the same psychoactive substance was destroyed on three farms with a combined measurement of 10.01 hectares at Asolo camp, Uso area of the state.
Babafemi added that two dispatch riders were arrested on 21 August by NDLEA officers during a stop-and-search operation in Jabi, Abuja, for distributing illicit substances in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). While Garba Sule was caught with 300mg of pentazocine injection, Isaac Augustine was found with 8.64g of skunk packaged for delivery.
While commending officers and men of DOGI, Lagos, Kano, Kogi, Kwara, Taraba, Delta, Adamawa, FCT, Ondo, Ekiti and Edo Commands for their arrests, seizures and professionalism, the Chairman and Chief Executive of NDLEA, Brig-Gen. Mohamed Marwa (Rtd), urged them and their colleagues across the country to sustain the Agency’s balanced approach to drug control.
Metro
My Husband Started Coming Home Late, Dated Other Women After He Bought BMW

Kabushi Local Government, Zambia, has heard how a married man changed after buying a BMW vehicle as it gave him confidence to go after other women.
In this case, Veronica Chiluya 30, , sued Sammy Shapi, 40, for divorce due to marital disputes.
Veronica told the court that the two got married in 2014 after Sammy paid K400 as dowry and together they have two children.
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According to Zambia Daily Mail, she said all was well until 2021 when her husband bought a car after he went to do some work outside the country.
“He started coming back home late and sometimes he would come the next day around 14:00 hours.
“He used to be a good husband, but the moment he bought a car, things changed in the house as he now started seeing other women.”
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My Husband Seized My Wedding Gifts, Threw Me Out — Wife

…I’m sorry —Husband
A Sharia Court in Kaduna, Kaduna State, has dissolved a two-year-old marriage between a couple, Harira Sanusi and Aliyu Yunusa.
The judge, Malam Salisu Abubakar-Tureta dissolved their marriage following a petition for divorce filed by Harira.
According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Harira accused Aliyu of calling her parents names and humiliating her.
“He will often throw out my suitcases and other belongings.
READ ALSO:My Husband Does Not Give Me, Our Children Feeding Allowance —Wife
“He seized my wedding gifts and humiliates me,” she said.
She prayed the court to order Aliyu to allow her access to her belongings.
On his part, Aliyu who did not deny the allegations apologized to her in court.
Aliyu granted the request of Sanusi and made one pronouncement of divorce to her.
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My Husband Threw Me Out After 17yrs of Marriage —Wife

…I still love her —Husband
A housewife, Lawal Modupe, has approached an Upper Area Court sitting at Kubwa, Abuja, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), seeking the dissolution of her 17-year-old marriage to her husband, Ismaila on the grounds of lack of love and affection.
Modupe told the court that she got married Ismaila according to Islamic laws.
According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the mother of three stated that her husband sent her out of their matrimonial home on June 17, 2023.
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“I do not love him anymore and I want the court to dissolve our marriage,” she said.
The respondent, however, said that he still loves his wife and would not grant her request for divorce.
He pleaded with the court to call for a mediation involving his family and that of the wife.
READ ALSO:My Husband Does Not Give Me, Our Children Feeding Allowance —Wife
The judge, Mohammed Wakli, however, said that he still loves his wife and would not grant her request for divorce.
He pleaded with the court to call or a mediation involving his family and that of his wife.
The judge, Mohammed Wakili, however, advised the respondent to make efforts to win his wife’s love back and the couple two weeks to settle their differences and report back to the court.
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