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NDLEA raids eateries in Plateau, Enugu, recovers drugged cakes, cocaine

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Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have raided some eateries in Jos, the Plateau capital and recovered freshly baked cakes made with cannabis Sativa.

The Agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi, in a statement on Monday in Abuja, said additional 48.726 kilograms of assorted psychotropic substances were recovered.

Babafemi added that some of the drug joints raided included KNL Lounge located along Lamingo road and another branch along Mining Quarters, Rantya Low-Cost estate, as well as Tuscany Lounge on Azaki Ave, all within Jos metropolis.

According to him, besides the drugged cakes, called brownie, recovered from the three eateries, psychotropic substances were also seized.

He said 14kg of Barcadin Codeine; Flunitrazapem 355.5grammes; Tramadol 370.1 grams; Exol-5, 30kg; Diazepam 2.5kg and Pentazocine 1.5 kg, totaling 48.726kg were seized.

Babafemi quoted the Plateau Commander, Mr Ibrahim Braji, as saying that five persons were arrested in connection to the seized drugs.

Babafemi said the Enugu state command of the agency at the weekend equally raided the Nsukka axis of the state capital.

He said a 28-year-old lady, Oodo Ndidiamaka, was arrested with 80.23grammes of cocaine and 3.81grammes of methamphetamine.

Babafemi quoted the state Commander of NDLEA, Mr Abdul Abdullahi, as saying that the Command remained committed to unraveling other members of the drug cartel in the state.

Meanwhile, operatives of the Niger State Command of the Agency also arrested a 24-year-old 400-level student of the Federal University of Technology, Minna, Abel Godwin Idio.

Babafemi said he was arrested for selling two strong variants of cannabis, Arizona and loud, concealed in textbooks, adding that he was apprehended in Gidan Kwano within the vicinity of the university.

He quoted the state Commander of the Agency, Haruna Kwetishe, as saying that Abel used the inner pages of his textbooks to conceal the drugs within the campus to sell.

He stated that Abel was arrested on Friday 30th April 2021, adding that two other traffickers; Yahaya Joshua and Yahaya Audu, were arrested the previous day along Mokwa-Jebba road with 32kilogrammes of cannabis Sativa.

The Chairman, NDLEA, retired Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa commended the Plateau, Enugu and Niger Commands of the Agency for disrupting the activities of drug cartels in their respective states.

Marwa charged them to remain resolute in the pursuit of the Agency’s mandate to rid Nigeria of illicit drugs. (NAN)

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Justice for Murdered ‘Ekwueme’ Singer, Osinachi, as Killer-husband Sentenced to Death

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Peter Nwachukwu, husband of the late popular gospel singer Osinachi Nwachukwu, has been sentenced to death by hanging.

Justice Nwosu-Iheme of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, sitting at Wuse Zone 2, Abuja, delivered the judgment on Monday, convicting Nwachukwu of culpable homicide which resulted in the death of his wife on April 8, 2022.

The judge ruled that the prosecution successfully proved its case beyond reasonable doubt, establishing Nwachukwu’s guilt.

Nwachukwu was arraigned on June 3, 2022, on a 23-count charge filed by the Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation (OAGF), including homicide, spousal battery, cruelty to children, and criminal intimidation.

Peter Nwachukwu
To die by hanging

During the trial, the prosecution called 17 witnesses — including two of the deceased’s children — and tendered 25 documents as evidence. In his defence, Nwachukwu testified personally, with his legal team presenting four additional witnesses and submitting four exhibits.

Before sentencing, Nwachukwu’s lawyer, Reginald Nwali, pleaded for leniency, but the prosecutor, Mrs. Aderonke Imala, urged the court to impose the full weight of the law.

In her judgment, Justice Nwosu-Iheme sentenced Nwachukwu to death by hanging on count one (culpable homicide). He was also handed various prison terms: two years each for counts 2, 3, 8, 9, 12, 13, and 18; six months on count 10; and three years on count 11. Additionally, he was fined ₦500,000 and ₦200,000 on counts 6 and 7, respectively.

The tragic case, which captured national attention, concluded with the court affirming that justice had been served for the late Osinachi.

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EFCC Nabs Fraudster Buying Bank Accounts

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Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have arrested one Olawole Sunday, a suspected internet fraudster, accused of purchasing bank account details from individuals to perpetrate financial crimes.

According to a statement on Monday by the EFCC’s head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale,  Sunday’s fraudulent scheme involved recruiting young individuals to open multiple bank accounts.

Oyewale alleged that Sunday paid them between N25,000 and N50,000 for each account and collected their full banking details, including Automated Teller Machine cards.

He said trouble began when Sunday allegedly used the account details of one Uyi Eghosa to defraud an unsuspecting victim of N2m under the pretence of engaging in forex

Oyewale said Eghosa was arrested and, during interrogation, claimed ignorance of the fraudulent use of his account.

He added that Eghosa told investigators that he handed over his account details and ATM card to Sunday in exchange for a N25,000 payment.

He said, “Operatives of the Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested one Olawole Sunday, a suspected fraudster who specialised in buying bank accounts’ details from individuals with which he defrauds unsuspecting members of the public.

“Sunday’s modus operandi involved encouraging young people to open multiple bank accounts, pay them either N25,000 or N50,000 for each account and collect their bank details, including Automated Teller Machine cards.

“Sunday allegedly employed the account details of one Uyi Eghosa to defraud a petitioner of the sum of N2 million under the guise of trading in forex. The account owner, Eghosa, was arrested, and his disclosure that he was unaware that his account was used in defrauding members of the public led to Sunday’s arrest.”

Oyewale added that Sunday, upon his arrest, he confessed to the crime and would be charged to court as soon as investigations were completed.

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Bandits Appeal to Tinubu on Cost of Petrol and Food

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* say high cost of fuel hampers their movement

In a brazen display of effrontry and disrespect for constituted authority, armed bandits have called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to cut down the prices of petrol and food items in the market.

In a viral video, bandit kingpin Bello Turji who debunked rumors that one of his armed men identified as Beleru was killed, revealed that if any of them were dead, the public would know without having to rely on the media.

While noting that he has received several complains from the masses on the prevailing hardship, Beleru who was seen in military uniform appealed to president Bola Tinubu to address the high cost of living adding that it has been challenging commuting, ‘from here Shinkafi to Kantogora, Sokoto’.

The cost of petrol, he said, was making it difficult for him and his criminal gangs to carry out their operations freely.

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