The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Cross River/Calabar Free Trade Zone/Akwa Ibom Area Command, has intercepted prohibited goods with a Duty Paid Value (DPV) of N273.7 million in a major crackdown on smuggling activities within its area of responsibility. The seizures, which include imported vegetable oil, used tyres, second-hand clothing and Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), were …
Nigeria’s worsening security crisis escalated on multiple fronts on Monday as at least 22 people were killed in a deadly attack on a Plateau State community, suspected kidnappers launched coordinated raids in Ondo State, and angry protesters shut down major roads in Ibadan over the continued captivity of abducted schoolchildren and teachers. The developments came …
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has uncovered and dismantled another industrial-scale clandestine methamphetamine laboratory hidden deep inside a forest in Oyo State, arresting a Mexican national and four Nigerian collaborators in what authorities described as a major blow against an emerging transnational drug manufacturing network. The discovery was made at Tapa Village in …
Legal practitioner, Liborous Oshoma, has thrown his weight behind the establishment of state police in Nigeria, describing it as a necessary step toward addressing the country's worsening security challenges. However, he cautioned against granting state governors unchecked authority over the proposed policing structure, warning that such a system could be vulnerable to abuse and political …
The United States government has named a Nigerian national and several businesses among individuals and entities allegedly linked to the financial networks of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) as part of efforts to disrupt global terrorism financing. The sanctions, announced on Monday, affect three individuals and six businesses accused of facilitating the …
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Saturday publicly destroyed 25,807.192 kilograms of illicit drugs in Imo State, marking the first time such an exercise has been conducted in Owerri. The destroyed narcotics included 2,319 litres of codeine-based cough syrup and 24,945.302 kilograms of cannabis sativa. Other substances destroyed were 29.65 kilograms of methamphetamine, …
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested two elderly men, aged 84 and 75, over their alleged involvement in selling illicit drugs to secondary school students in Umuahia, Abia State, in what the agency described as part of its intensified nationwide crackdown on drug trafficking and abuse. The suspects, identified as 84-year-old Godfrey …
Fresh concerns over worsening insecurity in Oyo State have emerged following the reported killing of a pregnant woman and a man who allegedly delivered ransom money to secure her freedom after they were abducted by suspected kidnappers in Igboho, Oorelope Local Government Area. The incident has sparked widespread outrage and renewed calls for stronger security …
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Waidi Shaibu, has charged newly trained soldiers of the 90 Regular Recruit Intake to take decisive action against terrorists and other criminal elements threatening the country's security. The directive was given on Saturday during the Passing Out Parade held at the Depot Nigerian Army in Zaria, according to a …
The Armed Forces of Nigeria have recorded significant gains in ongoing operations against terrorism, banditry, kidnapping and crude oil theft across the country, rescuing 398 kidnapped victims, arresting 31 terrorists and their collaborators, and neutralising 10 terrorists within the past week. Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Michael Onoja, disclosed this on Tuesday in …
